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...Egypt, where only seven years ago Gamal Abdel Nasser unleashed virulent anti-Americanism by falsely charging that U.S. planes had wiped out his air force, the U.S. helicopter carrier Iwo Jima placidly anchored off Port Said to begin the minesweeping of the Suez Canal. Meanwhile, the Egyptian government prepared two former palaces of King Farouk for a possible state visit by President Nixon as early as some time...
...balmy new atmosphere was demonstrated by President Nixon's request to Congress last week for $250 million in aid for Cairo. The last time Egypt received such a sizable American grant was nearly two decades ago, before Washington abruptly canceled its promised financial support for Gamal Abdel Nasser's favorite project, the High Dam at Aswan, which was ultimately bankrolled by the Soviets. If Congress approves Nixon's request for money, which seems likely at the present time, $25 million will be used to clear the Suez Canal and $80 million to buy U.S. grains. With...
...would you compare your regime with that of your predecessor, Gamal Abdel Nasser...
Heikal's fall from the top of the 100-year-old al Ahram (The Pyramids in Arabic) had important political overtones. The granite-faced Heikal rose to power because of an early friendship with President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He was the spokesman and interpreter of Nasser and the Arab socialism that the late President introduced into Egypt; even after Nasser's death and Sadat's succession, Heikal and al Ahram retained a special status and authority. But in recent months Heikal's foreign policy pronouncements began to differ from Sadat's apparent aims. For instance...
...Sadats have three teenaged daughters and a ten-year-old son, Gamal, named for the late President Nasser. In normal times their family life is close but, in Egyptian style, private. Since the war, however, the children have been in Talla because both parents have been away from home much of the time. Says Mrs. Sadat...