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3 unusual facts about Mohamed Hassanein Heikal


Arab Cooperation Council

Arab political pundit Mohamed Hassanein Heikal wrote in his book Illusions of Triumph (1992) that "The four leaders of the Arab Cooperation Council came from different and contradictory worlds, with outlooks so varied that they seemed improbable partners."

Heikal

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (born in 1923), an Egyptian political journalist, writer and editor

Safari Club

The existence of the club was discovered by the Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, who was permitted to review documents confiscated during Revolution.


Rotem Crisis

In Al-Ahram on February 1, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, friend and advisor to president Nasser, wrote that Egypt had declared a state of emergency and moved its forces to the border, where "The two armies constitute an effective pincer against Israel."


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