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Al-Ahram Weekly 8 - 14 July 1999 Issue No. 437 |
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| Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 |
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Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Culture Profile Features Focus Books Travel Living Sports Time Out Chronicles People Cartoons Letters ![]()
Sheikh Gaber Al-Sabah
Sheikh Gaber Al-Sabah looks like a confident man. I have given him a round, toothy grin in a sharply triangular face, enframed by his crisp white head-gear. All is well in Kuwait, to judge from his air of serenity, despite the sharp increase in the parliamentary opposition; democracy is thriving and the elections have gone without a hitch -- but why are his eyes hidden by the folds of his ghutra?By George Bahgory