Al-Ahram Weekly Online   19 - 25 July 2007
Issue No. 854
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Two in one
Chief of General Intelligence Omar Suleiman was in Washington this week to discuss security measures with US officials, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Bordering on desperation
There is no end in sight to the plight of the Palestinians trapped in Sinai, reports Serene Assir
We are the Church
The man dubbed "God's rottweiler" is fanning religious passions in Egypt once again, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Twists and turns
The liberal Al-Ghad Party is embroiled in a new legal labyrinth, writes Mona El-Nahhas
'Fear the wrath of Egyptians'
Should the government be heeding the warning its foreign minister issued in Washington, asks Shaden Shehab
The official water line
Dina Ezzat listens to the government's defence over its failure to provide the public with sufficient clean water
Courting publicity
More happened outside the courtroom than inside at the military trial of 39 Muslim Brotherhood members, reports Karim El-Khashab
Ensuring health insurance
Reem Leila tries to find out whether a plan to improve health insurance will truly help the needy
The colours of a rainbow
A newly inaugurated public hospital is giving children with cancer fresh hope. Dina Ezzat visited the site of help
Sex-crimes rise
Sexual harassment, and even rape, continue to be viewed by society as personal dilemmas rather than criminal acts, writes Reem Leila
Kidneys for sale
Maggie Azer reports on the growing trade in human organs

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