Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 - 31 October 2007
Issue No. 868
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Turkey's balancing act
Turkey's vote to sanction a military incursion into northern Iraq hijacked the visit of its foreign minister to Egypt, Dina Ezzat reports
Avoiding partition
Dina Ezzat examines Egypt's recent contributions to peacemaking in Sudan
Bitter pill to swallow
Restricting the number of drugstores a single pharmacist may own is not going down well with many pharmacy owners. Reem Leila reports
Full steam ahead
While the NDP is busy preparing the agenda of its ninth congress, the opposition has few hopes the event will signal any change, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Jumping the gun
The Muslim Brotherhood's political party platform is causing controversy even before it is finalised, reports Amira Howeidy
Dawn raid
Families are left homeless in Helwan after being evicted from their homes to make way for a water purification plant, reports Reem Leila
The best of health
A more effective health insurance scheme is sorely needed. The authorities concerned believe they have produced a better system as they prepare to present the final draft of the new health insurance law, reports Reem Leila

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