Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
15 - 21 April 1999
Issue No. 425
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Index of issues This week's issue

Israel backs Islamists?
The Easter Sunday clashes between Palestinian Christians and Muslims in Nazareth were ostensibly over a disputed plot of land. But there were other factors involved, as Graham Usher discovered
Gulf good will
for Jordan's new king

King Abdullah's first official tour of Arab Gulf countries underlined general Arab goodwill towards the new monarch. Lola Keilani writes from Amman
Lebanon Breakup of
an occupation

Israel may be losing its hold over its self-styled "security zone" in south Lebanon, writes Zeina Khodr from Beirut
Washington upbeat
about Iraqi opposition

Washington is claiming that it has finally achieved the elusive goal of uniting Iraqi opposition groups. Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent on Iraqi affairs reports

Of two minds over Libya
Washington asserts that its first official talks with Libya since 1981 are not a step towards restoring relations with the country. But can the US afford to miss out on lucrative oil deals? asks Rasha Saad
Taking a trip to Tripoli This week, Italy got a head start in reestablishing formal relations with resource-rich Libya following the partial lifting of UN sanctions. Samia Nkrumah in Rome watches a smart move

 
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