Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
8 - 14 April 1999
Issue No. 424
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Back issues Current issue

Lockerbie It's not over yet
The UN sanctions against Libya have been suspended following the hand-over of two Libyan Lockerbie suspects. Yet, reports Rasha Saad, this might not be the end of the crisis
To stand or not to stand?
Does Azmi Bishara's decision to run in Israel's prime ministerial elections augur a new dawn for Palestinian politics inside Israel or another example of Arab disunity? Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem
Pop beats
politics in Turkey

Turkish general elections are only 10 days away. But as Gareth Jenkins writes from Istanbul, most Turks seem indifferent and say that they no longer have faith in politicians
Iraq Bad news for Baghdad
The conclusions reached by three UN panels which reviewed the situation in Iraq after nearly nine years of sanctions are unlikely to lead to an easing of Iraqi suffering, writes Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent on Iraqi affairs
Iraq after Saddam
A recent seminar in Washington discussed the future of Iraq after Saddam Hussein but, writes Abdel-Azim Hammad, none of the experts considered what would happen if Hussein remains in power
Tough times
for OPEC
The recent production cuts approved by OPEC still leave the Gulf economies in a precarious condition. Aziza Sami reports
 
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