The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, is in the United Arab Emirates, to discuss ways to revive the Middle East peace process.

He's expected to push for a summit of Arab countries, during talks with the UAE president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan.

Earlier this week, Mr Arafat discussed the idea during talks in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

He told the Cairo-based Arab League that an Arab summit had become a necessity to protect Arab rights and interests.