Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
25 June - 1 July 1998
Issue No.383
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PAXPeacekeepers' Farewell
In his capacity as supreme military commander, the president inspected an Egyptian unit attached to an international peacekeeping force before it left for the Central African Republic, where it will join troops from 10 other African and European countries.		 Mubarak-Gaddafi Contact
On Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak received a message from his Libyan counterpart Muammar Gaddafi regarding bilateral relations and regional issues.
Sharing Medical Experience
Mrs Suzanne Mubarak presided on Sunday over the inaugural session of the 15th convention of the National Arab-American Medical Association (NAAMA), reports Rania Khallaf.		 NAAMA
TantawiAn Arab military alliance?
Following Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi's call for an Arab military alliance, Galal Nassar sounded out some experts		 Anti-terrorism treaty
bears fruit
Two suspected Islamist militants, one extradited from an unnamed Arab country, have been detained and may face trial. Amira Ibrahim reports

Pharmacy crisis cured
The Health Ministry and pharmacists now see eye-to-eye on a new law that had been causing all sorts of headaches. Gihan Shahine reports

Mourned by millions
Egypt mourned the death of Sheikh Shaarawi, a man who devoted his life to the interpretation of the Qur'an. Khaled Dawoud writes on the sheikh's life and sometimes controversial views
Return from a triumphant tour
Hamas spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, stopped over in Cairo at the end of a grand tour which took him to several Arab countries and Iran. Rasha Saad reports
NDP sweeps Shura Council polls
The Shura Council met in a procedural session yesterday and re-elected Mustafa Kamal Helmi as speaker. Gamal Essam El-Din reports		 State awards announced
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced on Saturday the winners of the annual state merit and incentive awards for 1997.