More positive news about Iraq?

Via InstaPundit

Arab leaders promise democratic reforms

From Swiss Info

TUNIS (Reuters) - Arab governments, responding to a U.S. campaign for Arab democracy, have promised to carry out political and social reforms in an oil-rich region which includes some of the world's most repressive rulers.

In documents read out at the end of a two-day Arab summit in Tunis on Sunday, the 22 Arab League members promised to promote democracy, expand popular participation in politics and public affairs, reinforce women's rights and expand civil society.

And

Arab League to condemn attacks against Israelis

From Jerusalem Post

Arab leaders meeting in Tunisia Saturday for a summit on political reform and the Arab-Israeli conflict are expected to adopt a resolution condemning attacks against both Israeli and Palestinian civilians.

If the resolution is passed, it will be the first formal condemnation of Palestinian suicide attacks against Israelis in the Arab world.

And in Saudi Arabia

Human rights organization approved along with minor reforms

From Asia News

Riyadh (AsiaNews) – The National Human Rights Association is the first independent pro-human rights organization to receive official approval from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a country known for its closed-mindedness and Islamic fundamentalism.

According to its constitution published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) the 41-member organization, which counts several women among its members, aims to monitor women’s rights violations and to report incidences of “oppression, violence, torture and intolerance”.

Things are also getting better at the "grass roots" level.

No grass, no greens, but golf is back in Kabul

From Reuters

Ten foreigners have come to play at the newly opened course, and Abdul hopes many more from Kabul's burgeoning community of aid workers, diplomats and journalists will join them.

Oh, yeah. Did I mention that Libya gave up its' weapons of mass destruction?

I'd say the sight of Saddam being pulled from his spider hole shook a whole lot of people up.