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Tea and unity
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi seized the occasion of a week-long visit to Egypt to revive the dream of Arab unity, suggesting the immediate unification of the two countries

Development inspection

Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, chairwoman of the Red Crescent Society, inspected on Sunday the first phase of development of a shantytown adjacent to the society's premises in the Zeinhom district of Cairo. --read on--

Building a social partnership
Mrs Suzanne Mubarak last week presided over the opening ceremony of the General Congress of Non-Governmental Organisations. Rania Khallaf reports

State status assessment
The Palestinian leadership was in Cairo this week to explore options regarding the declaration of a state in early May. Nevine Khalil reports

Greater cooperation with Tunisia
At the seventh session of the Egyptian-Tunisian Higher Joint Committee held in Tunis on Saturday, Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri and his Tunisian opposite number Hamed Karoui signed eight agreements establishing greater cooperation between the two countries, reports Shaden Shehab.

Thirty years have passed since Lt. Gen. Abdel-Moneim Riyad, one of Egypt's bravest soldiers, was martyred. On 9 March 1969, Riyad was hit by an Israeli shell as he inspected an Egyptian position near Ismailia, only 250 metres away from Israeli lines. Riyad belonged to a new generation of military commanders appointed by then President Gamal Abdel Nasser following the 1967 defeat -- men who left an indelible mark on Egypt's history. There is hardly a city or village in Egypt that does not have a street or square named after him. --read on--

The 'new face' of business It was spring weather and hopes were flying high at the inauguration of the 32nd Cairo International Trade Fair. Fatemah Farag wanders amid pink cars and cement bags
Blood money banned The health minister has issued an order banning blood banks from paying donors. As Nadia Abou El-Magd reports, the move has raised fears of a blood shortage	Press workers choose representatives Journalists and other workers at national press organisations cast ballots this week to fill a number of seats on the boards of directors and general assemblies. Shaden Shehab made the rounds of the polls Militant video burners get 5 to 15 A group of young militants charged with burning video tape rental shops, a bar and an advertising agency were sentenced to jail for up to 15 years. Khaled Dawoud reports on the verdicts and the noisy scenes
Liberating the Bar? Hundreds of lawyers will assemble at their syndicate next week in a fresh attempt to restore its independence after three years of sequestration. Mona El-Nahhas reports

		Al-Ahram Weekly 11 - 17 March 1999 Issue No. 420
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