Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
18 - 24 February 1999
Issue No. 417
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Back issues Current issue

A culture of cooperation
Closer ties with Europe mean better Arab regional integration, argues Ibrahim Nafie

Public spectacle, public history
CNN rules the waves: Edward Said on the hijacking of thought by the new world view

American democracy
Clinton's impeachment trial and its outcome attest to the genuine spirit of democracy that prevails in the United States. However, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed questions which of the protagonists in the Middle East is likely to benefit most from the president's acquittal

Self-criticism in Switzerland
As world leaders met in Davos to do penance for the "globalisation crisis", there was still little sign that the demands of the Third World are being taken seriously. Mahmoud Abdel-Fadil comments

Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Europe's turn
The presidency of the European Union changes every six months, and each time the foreign minister of the nation which assumes the presidency visits the Middle East --read on--

Editorial
An end to sanctions?

Naguib Mahfouz
Conversations remembered
I have been grieving over the death of Lutfi El-Kholi. Every new day seems to bring news that a dear friend has passed away --read on--

Soapbox
An alliance
of equals

Mahgoub Omar


This week:
Hafez Al-Assad
 

 

 

 
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