Al-Ahram Weekly Online   11 - 17 February 2010
Issue No. 985
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

No breakthrough, still
Diplomatic efforts to revive the peace process have yet to bear fruit, reports Doaa El-Bey
Hard days ahead for the MB
The latest security clampdown on the Brotherhood's leadership heralds an even tougher policy, writes Amira Howeidy
Under pressure
Subsidised gas cylinders are in short supply. Mohamed Abdel-Baky asks why
Fishing for trouble
Environmental degradation of Lake Manzalah and Bahr Al-Baqar have left people frightened to eat the fish, reports Reem Leila
Disaster aid
MRS Suzanne Mubarak, chairwoman of the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), held a meeting to discuss ways of dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Aswan, North and South Sinai, following severe flash floods which killed 11 people and left thousands homeless. Reem Leila reports...
In the balance
The fate of Hisham Talaat Mustafa, the construction tycoon convicted of murder, hangs in the air, reports Mohamed El-Sayed
New take on parliamentary business
Following the resignation of former housing minister Ibrahim Suleiman, opposition parties are pressing for all MPs to be excluded from public sector posts, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Body motion
The new draft law regulating organ transplants has finally found its way to the People's Assembly after gaining the approval of the Shura Council, Reem Leila reports

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