Al-Ahram Weekly Online   29 April - 5 May 2010
Issue No. 996
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

'No Scuds in Lebanon'
Egypt tried to ease the pressure the US put on Syria and Lebanon, reports Doaa El-Bey
Back among the people
Gamal Mubarak returned to politics, paying visits to Egyptian villages and supervising preparations for Shura Council elections, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Beef boycott
A large section of society has decided not to eat meat after its recent skyrocketing cost, Reem Leila reports
Take a break
After a week of stormy events at the Pharmacists' Syndicate, peace is temporarily restored, Mona El-Nahhas reports
Scramble for the Shura
The ruling NDP and other political parties have begun preparing for mid-term elections of the Consultative Council scheduled for June. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Keep on truckin'
Iceland's volcanic cloud dealt a blow to air transport business in Egypt, but plans to expand are full steam ahead, reports Amirah Ibrahim
Either, or
Confrontations between security forces and opposition movements could lessen or could get worse, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Who jumped the gun?
Critics, governments and specialised physicians have criticised the WHO for being hasty in proclaiming the H1N1 virus a pandemic. Reem Leila reports

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