MESSAGE FROM REGION IS CLEAR: STAY OUT OF ARAB AFFAIRS: The swift tripartite meeting on Tuesday between the leaders of Jordan, Iraq and Egypt highlighted moves to strengthen economic relations, renewed commitment to a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict and, most importantly, decried foreign meddling in Arab affairs. The third point is key as endless Turkish and Iranian meddling in internal matters of Arab countries - from Libya to Iraq, from Syria to Yemen - has led to alarm in almost all Arab countries. More than even before, conflicts in Arab nations are being directed from and manipulated by non-Arab capitals. This has to stop.[COMMENT BY:Omar Shariff, International Editor]
AFP