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Barak with Sharon, or Beilin?
Whether Barak's election success is good or bad for the Palestinians depends as much on the coalition he forms as on the "red lines" he espouses. Graham Usher reports from an old-new Israel
Red lines dampen hope
Cautious optimism in the Arab world has been tempered by warnings that if Netanyahu is a vulture, Barak is a hawk
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What is victory?
There can be no resolution to the Kosovo crisis without the consent of Moscow and Beijing, writes Hoda Tawfik in Washington
News from Namibia
Apartheid's bitter legacy still haunts Namibia's indigenous African majority. Yet President Sam Nujoma remains upbeat. While on a visit to Cairo he spoke to Gamal Nkrumah
NGO bill 'satisfies' MPs
MPs were generally satisfied with the draft law that is designed to replace a highly restrictive legislation that dates back to 1964. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
... but provokes NGO wrath
Disbelief, anger and disappointment best describe the reactions of many NGOs to the draft bill. Mariz Tadros gauges reactions
Internet or bust
The benefits of E-commerce are many, but to savour them, Egyptian businesses must place themselves on the Worldwide Web. Niveen Wahish reports
Watch for IT
COMDEX Egypt '99, the international trade show for business computing, the Internet, and telecommunications took place in Cairo last week. Muriel Allen and Shaimaa Labib attended
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Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to Joffrey, everyone, sings David Blake
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