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26 April - 2 May 2001
Issue No.531
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Mubarak and Schroeder
Peace tour
President Hosni Mubarak calls for a bigger European role in peacemaking

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Ibrahim Nafie
The madness of Sharon 		Ibrahim Nafie
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Plural identities and common values 		Mohamed Sid-Ahmed
Abdelwahab Elmessiri
A convergence of opposites 		Abdelwahab Elmessiri
Salama A.Salama:
Imminent war		 Salama A.Salama
Hani Shukrallah:
A bloody amnesia 		Hani Shukrallah

 

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The road taken
This week Yasser Arafat was supposed to go to Damascus. Instead, he may go to Washington. He will not go to both, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

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Breaking the engagement
Egyptian and American diplomats have been playing down rumours of a reduction in US MFO forces, saying no decision on the matter is expected soon

Shura showdown
The Muslim Brotherhood's 17 parliamentary deputies were in uproar this week after security forces arrested three group members who planned to stand in the Shura Council elections. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Death on the Nile corniche
Two weeks after the dramatic murder of a young influential businessman, the incident continues to be the talk of town. Amira Howeidy follows up the case

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Palestine
Returning to the cause
The Intifada remains an anti-colonial revolt -- and Um Tuba proves it. Graham Usher reports

'A very big mistake'
Is Europe considering a larger role in the Middle East conflict? Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel speaks to Tarek Atia at the beginning of his regional tour

Baghdad shifts diplomatic gears
The recent cabinet shuffle in Iraq signals that Saddam Hussein is rethinking his foreign policy, writes Salah Hemeid

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Free trade with a conscience?
US President George Bush emerged as the main winner after the Americas Summit, writes Marc Munro, from Quebec City

Putin pressures the press
Last week the editors and managers of Russia's last independent national TV station were ousted by a state-owned shareholder. Jasper Thornton asks what is happening

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For long inaccessible and lacking transparency, Egypt's insurance industry of today is opening up to private capital and becoming increasingly liberal and sophisticated. Borham Atallah monitors the transformation

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Cold water wars
Will plans to redistribute Nile waters spell an end to agriculture as Egypt knows it? Rushdi Said assesses the situation
Amal Tulaymat
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In the stars
Profile by Safynaz Kazem

Pot Pourri
Pot Pourri
Let there be light
By Fayza Hassan Restaurant review
Let there be light
Injy El-Kashef discovers the rewards of pessimism

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LISTINGS
An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo

Salah Jahin
It is 15 years since the death of Egyptian artist, poet and cartoonist Salah Jahin --read on--
Di and Doody meet Shakesy
Nehad Selaiha watches the Diana affair exhumed and turned into a satirical farce at Al-Hanager 		StingDesert bloom
Sting singing at the pyramids. Two great wonders in one place at one time, writes Nevine Khalil who, needless to say, is a fan

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Pokémon
The day it rained (pocket) monsters
Kids love 'em, toy makers can't turn out enough of 'em, and parents and teachers just don't get it. Rana Allam investigates the Pokémon underworld

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Aswan
Tea with the elephants
Nyier Abdou struggles with the joys and banalities of modern-day wanderlust

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Ruling out inequality
Women striving to achieve a better life for themselves and their families will benefit from more concise formulations of their legal rights and duties. Reem Leila reports on preparations for a very different summit

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ZamalekWell done
Zamalek's football club found itself in an unusual, pleasant situation: celebrating a soccer league triumph, reports Alaa Shahine

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