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Tuesday's agenda

Ros Atkins Ros Atkins | 13:51 UK time, Tuesday, 1 August 2006

Hello. We've just finished a long meeting discussing a number of stories which are clearly being talked about around the world. The first of course is the situation in Middle East. We've been arguing over whether to discuss the various diplomatic solutions on offer (we discussed Condoleezza Rice's proposals last night) or whether we should devote more time to simply hearing about the impact of this conflict on people's lives. At the moment, we're leaning towards the latter (but feel free to persuade us otherwise).

So if you are in Lebanon or Israel, or have friends or relatives who are there, please do get in touch. We're going to be asking how people's day-to-day lives have changed in the last three weeks.

The second story is one that many of you are already . Not long after we came off air yesterday we heard that the Cuban leader Fidel Castro has temporarily to his brother Raul while he has surgery. The word 'temporary' is an important one to note but this is definitely a significant move - bear in mind he's not relinquished any power since 1959. Regardless of whether this is the beginning of the end of Castor's power or not, clearly his impact on Cuba and the rest of the world is something you want to discuss in the light of his illness. So we'll do that later. Please let us know your view of the man and his politics and policies either by joining the debate linked to above or posting here on the WHYS blog. If you want to come on air please add your telephone number to your post.

The other story that has been mentioned in every meeting of ours for the past week is the . We're well aware it's a major talking point and that Sunday was a day of utmost importance to the country. Sometimes it can be difficult with only an hour on air to represent everything you want to talk about and the Middle East has meant this story has yet to make it onto World Have Your Say. But it’s not something we’re ignoring and we're going to be hearing from Congo in the next few days. If you're there or have an interest in the country, we're open to suggestions on who we should speak to and what we should ask. In the meantime it’s worth mentioning that our colleagues at Africa Have Your Say are going to talking about .

So Castro and the Middle East tonight, and Congo soon. Speak to you later.

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