Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
10 - 16 February 2000
Issue No. 468
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Mubarak and Arafat Talks regressing
PALESTINIAN President Yasser Arafat was in Cairo on Sunday to brief President Hosni Mubarak on the talks he recently held with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. --read on--
Water projects under scrutiny
PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak continued his series of meetings with cabinet committees charged with water and mega projects
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'Life as a journey of learning'
Suzanne MubarakThe American University in Cairo awarded Mrs Suzanne Mubarak a Doctor of Humane Letters degree during its mid-year commencement, Dahlia Hammouda attended
CITATION
Her Excellency Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt's First Lady, is a distinguished alumna of the American University in Cairo and a humanitarian.
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A younger NDP?
The ruling NDP has a new, younger leadership. Will it reinvigorate the part? Omayma Abdel-Latif explores the shake-up

Bills to clean up the polls
Various proposals are being mooted for amending the existing political rights law. A new formula is expected to be passed before the next parliamentary elections in November. Gamal Essam El-Din reviews the ideas

Missing points
As expected, the government's policy statement to the People's Assembly was met by criticism from some opposition parties. Fatemah Farag gauges the reaction on the left

Obituary

Mubarak and Arafat

Veteran journalist dies
Prominent journalist Galal Eissa died on Monday at the age of 63. Born in the village of Meleeg in the governorate of Menoufiya in 1937, Eissa rose to fame at Al-Akhbar newspaper, which he joined in the late fifties. --read on--
Rough ride for EgyptAir
A plane crash, a co-pilot accused of committing suicide, and now a pilot seeking asylum in London are only symptoms of EgyptAir's crisis. Nadia Abou El-Magd reviews the latest misadventure to befall the national carrier
 
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