Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
5 - 11 August 1999
Issue No. 441
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Mubarak and Arafat Mubarak and Barak
Dredging the channels
Nevine Khalil reports on the struggle to keep lines of communications open as both Arafat and Barak visit Egypt

Battleship Cooperation, not coercion
NATO's new mandate in the Middle East could open the door to some unwelcome interventions. Galal Nassar finds out why
Keeping the military balance skewed
New US arms sales to Egypt will help modernise the country's armed forces, but the strategic alliance between the US and Israel has been strengthened, guaranteeing Israeli superiority. Amira Ibrahim discusses the politics of US military aid
MPs were making more news while in recess than they were in session. And this kind of news doesn't win votes. Gamal Essam El-Din follows the clampdown on corruption among 'the people's deputies'
Redefining
parliamentary immunity
Judge gets tougher
Global crackdown
While Cairo continues its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, other capitals are taking action which will help Egypt further rein in Islamists abroad. Jailan Halawi reports
Road accidents Summer of tragedy hits the road
Road accidents have claimed 129 lives over the past two weeks and involved some prominent individuals. Nevine Khalil and Shaden Shehab sift through the wreckage
Khalil GibranThe Prophet is back
The Prophet is no longer banned in Egypt, but, as Nadia Abou El-Magd reports, clearing the air is no easy task
Channel One standoff
A higher Administrative Court ruling reinstating Channel One's chairwoman to her post, has been ignored by senior TV officials so far, reports Mona El-Nahhas.
National fury

Heresy clamp-down

Jewellers riot

AIDS update

 

 
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