Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
29 July - 4 August 1999
Issue No. 440
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Mubarak and Demirel
'No room
for pessimism'
Cairo and Ankara exchanged views on conditions in the region during talks between presidents Mubarak and Demirel. Nevine Khalil reports from Alexandria
Mubarak
Swift passage
AS PART of ongoing efforts to upgrade the infrastructure across the country, President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated Moharam Bek Bridge in Alexandria on Monday. --read on--

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal Honouring Arab unity
There could be no better person to receive an award for his role in promoting the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser's championing of the cause of pan-Arabism than his longtime friend and adviser Mohamed Hassanein Heikal.--read on--
Suez Canal 'unchallenged'
Egypt commemorated the 43rd anniversary of the Suez Canal nationalisation this week. Amira Ibrahim talked to the Suez Canal Authority board chairman about the history and future of the canal
Is the nightmare over?
After years of shuffling with systems for the secondary school certificate, this year's results indicate that things may at last be moving on the right track. Shaden Shehab looks for change
accident The carnage must end
A terrible traffic accident south of Cairo has renewed fears about the dangers of driving in Upper Egypt. Jailan Halawi reports
A great loss
A horrifying accident in Beirut on Sunday resulted in the tragic death of Horreya Ahmed Hussein, acting-editor of Arab affairs in Al-Ahram, her husband and daughter. Nadia Abou El-Magd writes on the great loss
MPs versus the judge
The remanding into custody of ex-minister and member of parliament Tawfik Abduh Ismail has MPs up in arms. The investigating judge is unimpressed. Gamal Essam El-Din follows the continuing case of "the loan deputies"
Stalled at the Bar
Lawyers blame the government for the delay in implementing the court ruling which ended the three-year sequestration imposed on their syndicate. Mona El-Nahhas reports
'Cleansing the party'
In an unprecedented move, an underground communist group has hung out its dirty linen for public viewing. Fatemah Farag looks on as the outlawed Egyptian Communist Party self-destructs
Liberal life, and death
A year after the death of its leader and with nine men claiming his vacant seat, the Liberal Party is more divided and paralysed than ever. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports
Bodyguard brutality

A judge's horror

Billions up in smoke

What's in a name?


 

 
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