New heir to
the Hashemite throne
After 34 years as heir to the throne, Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan suddenly found himself out of favour and replaced by King Hussein's eldest son. It's a decision some observers say is not all that surprising. Lola Keilani reports from Amman
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Steeled
for peace
Algeria's "Iron Lady", Workers Party leader Louisa Hanoun, this week announced her intention to run for president. She spoke to Hisham Fahim in Algiers
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Walking away from the future
Sunday's meeting of Arab foreign ministers predictably failed to bring about a reconciliation with Iraq, but -- as Rasha Saad reports -- not all was lost
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To declare or not to declare
Yasser Arafat is reportedly willing to postpone the declaration of a Palestinian state in return for a US promise to support independence in the future. Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem
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As the Iraqi dinar plummets and educational standards suffer, Khaled Dawoud in Baghdad discovers that no sector of the Iraqi society is immune to the traumatic effects of UN sanctions
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Minds under siege
Iraq's 4.5 million schoolchildren are among the worst affected by eight years of tight UN sanctions. Al-Ahram Weekly visited an elementary school in Baghdad and spoke to Iraqi Minister of Education Fahd Al-Shakra
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An Iraqi
Bay of Pigs?
US efforts to topple Saddam Hussein through Iraqi opposition groups have intensified, but will the plan really work, wonders Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent on Iraqi affairs
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Sanctions' millionaires
Each morning, hundreds of Iraqis head to the old Al-Kifah Street in downtown Baghdad where the value of Iraq's ravaged currency, the dinar, is determined
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