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Tahsin Bashir : Making the UN work

Gamil Mattar:
New elements in the Kashmir crisis

James Zoghby:
Waging a private, dirty war

Mervat Tellawi:
Egypt's 'third way'
interview with Mariz Tadros

New privatisation drive
After several months of stops and starts, the privatisation programme seems to be back on track. Gamal Essam El-Din finds out how

Toughening up on software piracy
Although Egyptian law provides full protection for software programmes, there are calls for stricter enforcement to reduce piracy. Niveen Wahish reports

From a watery grave
Napoleon's fleet sank at Abu Qir two centuries ago. Now, a remarkable discovery has been made off the Egyptian Mediterranean coast. Nevine El-Aref was lucky enough to have a first view

Looking ahead
Presidents Mubarak and Clinton will meet today to work out a strategy on the next step in regional peace-making. Nevine Khalil, in Washington, reviews their agenda

Israel carried out its worst attack against Lebanon in three years, killing eight civilians and wounding more than 60. Israel claims the attack was in retaliation for rockets launched by Hizbullah fighters against settlements in northern Israel, but Lebanon, backed by the Arabs, insists the real problem is Israel's occupation of the south
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New hand on South Africa's tiller
Nelson Mandela's successor has inherited a country rich in challenges. Gail Gerhart looks at the man who will lead post-apartheid South Africa into the new millennium

Nafie sweeps to victory
Press Syndicate elections took place in a festive mood, ending in a sweeping victory for Ibrahim Nafie as syndicate chairman. For the 12 council members journalists made a liberal choice from across the political spectrum. After casting her vote, Shaden Shehab reports

The book of cute
Peter Snowdon reflects on Hollywood's recent hate-campaign against television, and samples the pleasures of low-fat romantic pastiche

Off the road
As the summer months loom ahead invitingly, droves of vacationers take to the open roads in search of sun and sea. Such excursions, however, can end in tragedy. A recent surge in highway fatalities has opened a Pandora's box of questions about rescue facilities and road planning. Are emergency centres adequate, or is prevention the best medicine? Gihan Shahine buckles up

Palaces of change
In an exclusive interview, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa tells Fayza Hassan about restoration, revival, and the secret to a really good lawn

Sami Rafi':
A million eyes
Profile by George Bahgory

Pharaohs in France
The world's first major show of Old Kingdom masterpieces, gathered from the world's major museums, is on display in France. Nevine El-Aref reports

		Al-Ahram Weekly 1 - 7 July 1999 Issue No. 436
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875