30 July - 5 August 1998
Issue No.388
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 30 July - 5 August 1998 Issue No.388 |
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| Mubarak and Assad consult on response Following talks with Hafez Al-Assad, President Mubarak expressed the belief that Washington has not washed its hands of regional peacemaking. Nevine Khalil reports from Alexandria |
| Intercepting Israel What is going to happen if and when the US initiative is shelved? Dina Ezzat explores possible scenarios |
| Bolstering women's economic power' Inaugurating the "productive village" fair in Alexandria on Saturday, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak hailed the new national enthusiasm for improving living conditions through the positive participation of citizens in the development process, reports Rania Khallaf |
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Copts slam Wolf's 'crusade'Coptic figures have rejected an attempt by an American Congressman to speak on their behalf about alleged religious persecution. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports |
Changing the guards Up to 160 top security officials have exchanged posts in a wide-scale reshuffle of top policemen designed to fit the requirements of a new police law. Amira Ibrahim reports |
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Fresh paint and a new platform The left-wing Tagammu's fourth congress passed peacefully. The new platform had something for everybody, the old guard remained at the helm, and a few younger 'radicals' were brought in to the leadership. Fatemah Farag reports |
A major split in the Brotherhood? Despite denials by leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the outlawed group appears to be facing a major internal split. Amira Howeidy investigates |
| Anyone for extra luggage? A mid-air bomb scare on Air France flight 504 carrying Soha Arafat to Cairo last week left Palestine's first lady unshaken. Nevine Khalil spoke to an eyewitness who raised the alarm |
Strike season hits factories As labour unrest sweeps several factories in both Cairo and Alexandria and tempers flare in labour circles, Fatemah Farag reports on government attempts to cool them down |
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| Six months for possession A journalist and a reader who wrote 'a letter to the editor' are facing imprisonment after a court found them guilty of slandering a self-proclaimed exorcist. Gihan Shahine reports |
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