10 - 16 December 1998
Issue No.407
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 10 - 16 December 1998 Issue No.407 |
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'Concrete and positive progress'President Mubarak's visit to Ankara has been described as the harbinger of improved Arab-Turkish relations. Nevine Khalil reviews the possibilities |
Promoting a culture of toleranceSuzanne Mubarak has presided in Paris over an international panel of judges assessing a UNESCO-sponsored children's book contest. Rania Khallaf writes |
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Rights activist released Following a strong campaign protesting against his arrest, the secretary-general of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, Hafez Abu Se'da, has been released on bail. But as he told Amira Howeidy, the case is not over yet |
MPs in rebellion
Partners around the sea Retroactive rulings curtailed Gamal Essam El-Din reports on another week in parliament |
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Windows for the sheikhs The Omar Makram Mosque is renowned for hosting the funerals of the famous and the affluent. But soon, as Nadia Abou Al-Magd discovers, it will also be renowned as the first religious institution to graduate computer-literate preachers |
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Longing for Ahmed Helmi Three weeks after its inauguration, drivers and passengers are bitterly complaining about the new Abboud bus and taxi terminal. And yet officials in charge consider it a great success |