Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
18 - 24 March 1999
Issue No. 421
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Back issues Current issue

The short goodbye
Germany's finance minister shocked the nation -- and delighted the capital markets -- by walking out on his job last Thursday. Holger Ehling investigates the reasons behind an enigmatic resignation
Tough talk in Cyprus
The Greek-Cypriot government is making eyes at the EU. But, as Hamza Hendawi reports from Nicosia, drastic reforms are required if the relationship is to be consummated
Lafontaine

Sympathy for the devil
Despite a lengthy recession, Japan seems to be coping better with the transition to a post-industrial economy than many Western nations. But, in the second of three articles, Gamal Nkrumah reports from Tokyo on the deep-seated social malaise revealed by a recent murder case
Japan

 

 

 
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