A Qatari policeman armed with an M-16 patrols past an outdoor whirlpool bath late November 14 during a security sweep along the beach front of the hotel where the Middle East and North Africa economic conference (MENA 97) will open Sunday, November 16. Sixty-one countries, many of whom are sending lesser delegations, are expected to attend the conference which is thrown into disarray over the lack of a concrete peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians.