Word: shaarawi
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Lights On. Meanwhile, Sadat showed up at the Suez front and told his troops to be prepared to "fight at any minute." Egypt would not be frightened, he said in a speech, "even if the U.S. gives every Israeli a tank." Interior Minister Shaarawi Gomaa scheduled air-raid drills for Cairo and Alexandria, but more moderate elements in Sadat's government prevailed on the President to cancel them. In addition, night lights on the Nile River bridges were turned on for the first time since January, when Israel launched the first of its deep-penetration air-raids in response...
...over. Not only is his health almost as bad as Nasser's was-he has a heart condition-but his personality is about as drab as Sadat's. Nevertheless, Sadat is likely to share considerable power with Sabry and Interior Minister and former Chief of Intelligence Shaarawi Gomaa, who has emerged as a strong contender for leadership. To see that this troika continues Nasser's policy of close relations with the Kremlin, Moscow last week announced the appointment of Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir M. Vinogradov, 49, as ambassador to Cairo. Vinogradov was an impressive replacement...
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