Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
23 - 29 July 1998
Issue No.387
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NDP congress NDP congress looks towards 21st century
After re-electing Mubarak as its chairman, the seventh congress of the ruling NDP entered two days of intensive debates, before finalising its recommendations. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
NDP women criticise women's lot
Mrs Suzanne Mubarak attended, for the first time ever, a meeting of the women's committee of the National Democratic Party (NDP) congress on Monday, reports Rania Khallaf
Waiting for 'creative ideas'
While Cairo prepares to play host to the president of Syria, Yasser Arafat provided President Mubarak with a negative report on talks with the Israelis. Nevine Khalil reports
Opposition daily gets two chiefs
To the surprise of many, the newspaper Al-Wafd will henceforth have not just one, but two chief editors. Shaden Shehab seeks to fathom the appeal of power sharing
Police officer in trouble over diary
A high-ranking police officer faces disciplinary charges for allegedly divulging information he acquired on the job -- albeit in a literary work. Omayma Abdel-Latif explores the bizarre case
A question of ethics -- and security
The sale and possession of bugging devices has been prohibited by a military decree, Amira Ibrahim reports
Azbakeya Hours before its official inauguration on Sunday night, the Azbakiya park was buzzing with workers adding the final decoration.
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Tourism at discount rates
Egypt's first tourism and shopping festival has been planned to attract many thousands of visitors, mainly from the Arab states. Rehab Saad was there at the start
A new board for Al-Azhar Front
The board of directors of the Al-Azhar Ulama Front has been dissolved upon the orders of the governor of Cairo. Mona El-Nahhas reports
FGM claims another victim
Female circumcision has claimed yet another life. Mariz Tadros reports on the tragic death of 11-year-old Mona Abdel-Hafez