New cabinet
CROWN PRINCE and Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Saad Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah formed a new cabinet on Tuesday. --read on--
Barak's line
ON THE eve of a week-long visit to the US, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak set out some conditions for moving the Middle East peace process forward, including a less prominent role for Washington. --read on--
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THE CRACKDOWN : Tens of thousands of Iranians, many clutching portraits of the late leader of Iran's Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, marched through Tehran in support of "the pillars of Islamic rule" --read caption--
The voice of their revolution
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Africa backs Algeria
As the OAU converged on Alger la blanche, their troubled host enjoyed some positive publicity -- for a change. Dina Ezzat reports from Algiers
Cairo's vote of confidence
President Mubarak's presence at this week's OAU summit was hailed by Algeria as a further vote of confidence. But Egypt also had other reasons to make the journey, as Dina Ezzat discovered
Mapping out the region
Ehud Barak has kicked off his term with a diplomatic charm offensive. But the charm conceals consistent Israeli regional objectives, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem
Buying more time
Egypt gave Ehud Barak a warm welcome during his first trip abroad after becoming Israel's prime minister. Nevine Khalil was in Alexandria for his visit
Barak's road of distrust
It was all smiles when Yasser Arafat met Ehud Barak in Gaza this week. It was less clear how long the smiles would last. Graham Usher writes from Jerusalem
Opening a can of worms
Recently declassified CIA documents shed some light on Pinochet's early years. But, writes Faiza Rady, they also conspire to conceal Washington's true role in "Operation Condor"
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The age of reason
Has the UN's designatzion of 1999 as "the year of the aged" affected the lives of older people? Halfway through the year, the declaration has put the elderly in the limelight, establishing a new perception of them as givers, not just receivers, of care. But, as Gihan Shahine finds out, there is still much to do for Egypt's ageing population
Café connections
The Cairo social scene has emerged, slightly bewildered, on the other side of a technological revolution. Shaimaa Labib surfs cybercafé city
A save in time
It was the fifth penalty in the shoot-out that won the Americans their second FIFA Women's World Cup title. Abeer Anwar reports
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