6 - 12 August 1998
Issue No.389
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 6 - 12 August 1998 Issue No.389 |
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New storm looms over IraqIraq and the US appeared headed this week for yet another confrontation after the failure of latest round of talks with the UN |
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The point of the summit
In light of the recent Casablanca meeting, is there a point in holding an Arab summit now? Dina Ezzat searches for an answer |
'I am not finished yet'
As King Hussein began treatment for cancer at the Mayo Clinic in the US, he sought to reassure his people. Lola Keilani reports from Amman |
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The state option
A respected Palestinian analyst tells Graham Usher in Jerusalem that Yasser Arafat is serious about declaring a Palestinian state despite Israel's threat to retaliate harshly |