Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
11 -17 February 1999
Issue No. 416
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Back issues Current issue

A fighter and
a survivor

The king is dead, long live the king". Lola Keilani, in Amman, sketches the brief career of a new monarch and pauses before the turbulent life of a departed king
New king
at a glance
The king is dead, long live the king". Lola Keilani, in Amman, sketches the brief career of a new monarch and pauses before the turbulent life of a departed king

King's Hussein funeral Farewell to 'the father'
World leaders gathered on Monday to pay tribute to one of the longest reining monarchs this century. Lola Keilani witnessed the historic funeral

Unresolved legacies
Apprehension rather than grief is the dominant feeling among Palestinians at the passing of King Hussein. Graham Usher explains why

Can Abdullah
keep the balance?

Although grief has been the dominant emotion in the region following King Hussein's death, a sense of worry looms. Sherine Bahaa spoke to Egyptian experts about possible scenarios in the post-Hussein era

Competing for
Abdullah's heart

Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad's participation in King Hussein's funeral assured his heir Syrian backing, writes Atef Saqr from Damascus

Lebanon mourns
with mixed feelings

Lebanon joined the world to mourn the death of King Hussein. But, as Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, there are mixed feelings on the street

King's Hussein funeral Clinton, Mubarak, Saleh, Arafat and Assad were among more than 50 world leaders who attended King Hussein's funeral; King Abdullah and Hussein's two brothers, princes Hassan and Mohamed, comforting each other

The king and I

By Mursi Saad El-Din

After you Your Majesty
Maurice Guindi recollects an interview he had with King Hussein a few days after his coronation in 1953

 
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