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The 1995 parliamentary elections
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 Protests continue against the new wave of Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank which has provoked outrage among Palestinians
Ironing out the snags
Fresh from talks with Yasser Arafat, President Mubarak is due to meet today with Emile Lahud for consultations on Israel's planned withdrawal from Lebanon
Statehood at a price
 Arafat is eager to secure US recognition of an independent Palestinian state, even if at the cost of forfeiting basic Palestinian demands, writes Lamis Andoni from Boston
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'Organised chaos'
 Unusual days in Washington, reports Thomas Gorguissian from the US capital, with protesters taking to the streets
The year of living boldly
Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika has not achieved miracles. But who really expected him to? A year into his presidency Amira Howeidy reviews the audacious Algerian leader's attempt to revive his war-torn nation
Trying circumstances
 As proceedings for the trial of 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel begin in Shiraz, Azadeh Moaveni charts the anxieties of the city's Jewish community and the country's reformists
Confronting 'apartheid in the world'
In Havana the Group of 77 blasted the North for bleeding the South dry and vowed to fight back, writes Faiza Rady
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The wrong prescription?
Galal Ghorab, the head of the Holding Company for Drug Industries, has issued a battle cry: the local pharmaceutical industry and consumers must be protected from the flood of over-priced and sub-standard drugs. He spoke to Gamal Essam El-Din
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Old Cairo's new look
 Amidst continuing restorations of Cairo's medieval quarter, Haret Al-Darb Al-Asfar is just the first phase. Nevine El-Aref reports on the restorations and reactions
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 Obituarys
Hassan Aziz Hassan
A quiet erudition
There could be few more delightful introductions to the history and architecture of Cairo than a gentle stroll through the streets of one of the city's older quarters with Hassan Aziz Hassan.
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Egypt throughout
IN AN all-Egyptian final, Gezira pipped Ahli 53-51 for the Arab Basketball Club Champion-hip. With one minute remaining Gezira was down 51-49 but Ahmed Saqr's last-minute he-oics proved the deciding factor.
Hooked on the Nile
For the adventurer with a taste for the serene, Lake Nasser fishing safaris are a bright spot in a sea of temples and ruins. Rehab Saad tests the waters
A question of control
Men's perceptions of their own sexuality go a long way toward explaining the social function of female genital mutilation. A recent study, writes Mariz Tadros, finds a link between male insecurities and FGM
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