Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
9 - 15 March 2000
Issue No. 472
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

LebanonBiting the Lebanese bullet
Was it a throw of the dice or the first move in the endgame? Graham Usher in Jerusalem reports on the Israeli cabinet's "historic decision" to "deploy" from Lebanon by July this year

Kidnappers turn to diplomats
An ambassador becomes the first diplomatic victim of Yemeni kidnapping. From Sana'a, Nasser Arabyee reports on the latest twist

Oiling 'people's power'
Muammar Gaddafi dissolves Libya's cabinet and proposes reinstating the post of head of state. Rasha Saad reports on a new spin on 'people's power'

Kuwait's mixed memories
The trial of Kuwaiti Colonel Alaa Hussein Ali for treason brings back memories of invasion rather than liberation, writes Sherine Bahaa

Banning the Kurds
Jailed Kurdish mayors and another fatal PKK skirmish suggest that Turkey's Kurdish dilemma is neither resolved nor further complicated by decisions on Ocalan's fate. Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul
 
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