Al-Ahram Weekly 28 Oct. - 3 Nov. 1999 Issue No. 453
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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Pluralism 'within limits' Tunisian President Zine Al-Abidine Bin Ali won a third term in office in elections billed as a step on the road to political pluralism, but "within certain limits". The fact that he won by 99.44 per cent of the vote seemed to underline these limits, writes Dalal Abu Ghazaleh Grey cloud over New York meeting A US-brokered meeting in New York will not unify the fractured Iraqi opposition to Saddam Hussein, writes Salah Hemeid Twice unlucky Iran's conservatives have once again attacked leading reformer Abdullah Nouri, this time charging him with insulting Islam. But it is not only Nouri's future that is at stake in the case, as Azadeh Moaveni writes Speculation rife over 'sophisticated' bombing Talk of conspiracy is rife in Turkey following last week's killing of one of the country's most outspoken secularists by a car bomb, reports Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

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'One day we'll rise again -- and return' 'Final status' talks are supposed to settle the fate of the Palestinian Diaspora after decades of displacement. But disillusionment, rather than hope, prevails among refugees in Ain Hilweh. David Hirst, in Sidon, writes Black Thursday in Hebron The fire that took 16 lives in Hebron appears to be a tragedy of errors. But who is responsible? Graham Usher investigates Tough terms for Hamas rehabilitation While King Abdullah has agreed to negotiate with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas over its presence in Jordan, his tough position on the group seems intact. Lola Keilani reports from Amman

 

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