In Paris, U.S. special envoy Dennis Ross, Netanyahu adviser Gold, Mubarak adviser Usama Baz hold evening mtg. to discuss ways of reviving peace process. (RE 8/26 in WNC 8/29)
IDF ransacks bedouin encampment in West Bank, nr. East Jerusalem. Bedouin say they have been removed to make way for expansion of nearby settlements. IDF says they were too close to nearby firing range. (NYT, WT 8/27)
The Jordanian government redeploys military fr. southern areas following lifting of all curfews; says it has released the majority of those detained during the 8/16-18 bread riots. 10 opposition parties, however, send letter to the king saying 10s of their supporters have not been freed, demanding they be released immediately. (JTV 8/26, JT 8/27 in WNC 8/29) (see 8/24)
Egyptian court sentences Israeli Shimon Chaim to 6 mos. in jail on narcotics distribution charges. (al-Arabi [Cairo] 8/26 in WNC 9/24)