MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FACES NEW ERA

CAIRO [MENL] -- The spiritual guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has diedin what could pave the way for a new era for the 75-year-old pan-Islamicorganization. Mamoun El Hodeiby, the leader of Egypt's banned Islamic opposition andinspiration for numerous Sunni insurgency groups, has died at age 83. ElHodeiby, said to have died of natural causes, served as spiritual guide ofthe Brotherhood since late 2002. He was buried on Friday.