20 - 26 August 1998
Issue No.391
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 20 - 26 August 1998 Issue No.391 |
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Race against time Gamal Nkrumah talks with SPLA leader John Garang about Sudanese oil politics and the resulting famine
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Meeting of minds, and arms
A first-ever meeting of all of Sudan's main opposition leaders in Cairo vowed to overthrow the Islamist-controlled government in Khartoum. Mohamed Khaled reports |
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Hizbullah does it again The Israeli army is trying to recover from an embarrassing incident in South Lebanon where a Hizbullah fighter managed to enter a fortified Israeli position and raise his group's flag. Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut |
Confrontation on hold Washington says it will not hesitate to take military action against Iraq but some reports suggest a milder approach is being taken, writes Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent |
Taxed by tortureThe recent death of a Palestinian in PA custody has renewed the debate on a long record of human rights violations. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem |
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Royal decree bodes ill for Majali King Hussein's unprecedented move to delegate to Crown Prince Hassan the power to appoint a new government indicated that changing the faltering cabinet is imminent, Lola Keilani reports from Amman |
The road to war Netanyahu approved last week an unprecedented increase of $1.35 billion in Israel's military spending. Galal Nassar takes an in-depth look at Israel's military strategy, past and present
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