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Budding projects
PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak visited on Sunday land reclamation projects at East Oweinat, in the southern part of the Western Desert. The president toured undertakings run by large developers of the private sector. read on

Ivanov under fire
A visit by Russia's foreign minister was an opportunity for airing Egyptian criticism of Moscow's actions in Chechnya, Dina Ezzat reports

Deportation jam
The fate of two asylum-seeking militants remains unclear after Germany failed to deport them to Iran, writes Jailan Halawi

Scepticism at the Bar
Long awaited Bar Association elections remain elusive. Mona El-Nahhas repots

Enter number 15
After 22 years of unremitting rejections, the Political Parties Committee has finally approved the establishment of a new party, a pan-Arab political group. Shaden Shehab reports

Asserting professional values
IN VIOLATION of professional norms, Salah Bedeiwi, a journalist with Al-Shaab newspaper, mouthpiece of the Islamist Labour Party, attempted to assault Syndicate Chairman Ibrahim Nafie and other journalists after a syndicate council meeting on Monday. read on

Uproar over Israeli smear report
Intellectuals and entertainers have vigorously refuted an Israeli television report that four Egyptian actresses had been Mossad agents. Mona El-Nahhas reports

The writing on the wall
With anti-Israeli sentiment running high in both official and civic platforms, the referral to trial of two Labour Party members for spraying anti-Israeli graffiti appears something of a paradox., reports Amira Howeidy

Peace shuttle
Moussa in Libya
EgyptAir vindicated?

Mit Nei'ma's wrath
VILLAGERS at Mit Nei'ma in the Qalyubiya governorate, north of Cairo, rioted on Sunday, setting fire to a police van, a fire engine and a paper factory in protest of the death of Samah Abdullah, a 15-year-old student. Rioters also rolled a boulder onto the railway tracks, blocking train traffic for about an hour, police said. read on

		Al-Ahram Weekly 9 - 15 March 2000 Issue No. 472
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