31 Dec. 1998 - 6 Jan. 1999
Issue No.410
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 31 Dec. 1998 - 6 Jan. 1999 Issue No.410 |
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The Washington process
America may have chosen active engagement in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, writes Graham Usher, but that did not make 1998 a year of progress |
Gearing up for a final showdown?
 The US was determined to bomb Iraq before the year was out. Not that President Saddam Hussein seemed to have noticed, as he continued his favourite game of gambling with his people's destiny, writes Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent on Iraqi affairs
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Breaking Khatami's promise
1998 started with promises by Iranian President Mohamed Khatami for a freer and more prosperous Iran. Yet it ended with bloody political killings and a weakened economy due to the sharp fall in oil prices, writes Safa Haeri |
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Storm clouds and no silver linings
The situation in Sudan this year went from bad to worse: civil war and famine in the south and a regime in Khartoum whose policies seem to aggravate the country's isolation --read on-- |
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Libya looks south of the Sahara
Us President Bill Clinton's ultimatum for the handover of the two Lockerbie suspects has roused fears that Libya may be the next target of modern American warfare. --read on-- |
Farewell to abundance
The year of resigning dangerously
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A socialist monarchy
Kurds that won't go away
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Lebanon's new beginning?
Lebanon is looking to start the year 1999 on the right foot with a new president, a new prime minister and a new cabinet --read on-- |