Al-Ahram Weekly Online   20 - 26 November 2008
Issue No. 923
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Surer than slogans
India shows the way during the first state visit of President Mubarak in a quarter century, says Gamal Nkrumah
The usual scenario
The new parliamentary session began last week, with independent and opposition MPs voicing their usual complaints that the ruling NDP insists on monopolising posts and marginalising their roles, Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Employment ban
The Ministry of Manpower and Immigration has issued a blacklist of Saudi companies accused of abusing foreign workers, Reem Leila reports
Reasons for discontent?
The bloody confrontations in Sinai between Bedouin tribes and security forces may just be the tip of the iceberg, reports Amirah Ibrahim
Staff of life
Is there a price to be paid for the import of low cost wheat from Russia and the Ukraine, wonders Reem Leila
Signatures sought
Internal disputes have been escalating at the Alexandria Judges Club, Mona El-Nahhas reports
Obituary: A warrior's rest
Salah El-Din Hafez

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