When the authorities at the Rafah border terminal closed down their offices on Saturday, they were wrapping up the first day of a new era in Egyptian foreign policy.
All Quiet in Rafah: Egypt’s Gaza Border Opens Not with a Bang but a Whisper
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Birth of an Era
A new era was born—the age of atomic force. Like many an epoch in man's progress toward civilization, it was wombed in war's destruction
Sudan: Hearts, Minds and Helicopters
Washington watches nervously as Nimeiri battles a rebellion Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiri, 54, launched the new era by ceremoniously pouring a can of beer into the Nile. Five million dollars' worth of liquor followed, as thousands watched from the riverbank, chanting, “Wise decision, Gaafar.” Thus did Sudan pass under Islamic law this fall.