15 - 21 October 1998
Issue No.399
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 15 - 21 October 1998 Issue No.399 |
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Damascus stresses dialogue
Syria has apparently agreed with Turkey to limit their dispute to allegations that Damascus is providing support to PKK fighters, writes Atef Saqr from Damascus |
Ankara's war drums beat softer Egypt's efforts to defuse a possible military confrontation between Turkey and Syria appeared to have paid off. But, as Amberin Zaman reports from Ankara, Turkey is still pounding its chest |
Lebanon threatened, too
Lebanon, rallying behind Syria in its current standoff with Turkey, is also the target of a possible Turkish attack. Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut |
Northern pressure, southern tension
As war drums beat along Syria's northern border, the country has stepped up its media campaign against its southern neighbour, Jordan. Lola Keilani reports from Amman |
Butcher as diplomat
Netanyahu has again signalled his intention to kill off the peace process by appointing Ariel Sharon, a mass murderer, as Israel's foreign minister. Khaled Amayreh writes from Jerusalem |
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Yemen celebrates court victory An international court of arbitration has ruled in favour of Yemen in its long-standing border dispute with Eritrea. Maye Ostowani reviews the court's decision
Algeria's ignominy
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Dubious dollars
 A decision by the US Congress last week to provide up to $97 million in military aid to Iraqi opposition groups has drawn sharp criticism from Baghdad. But some Iraqi dissident groups were also sceptical. Al-Ahram Weekly talks to a leading Iraqi Shi'ite opposition leader
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