President Mubarak meets with King Abdullah of Jordan briefly Monday at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The king and his wife Queen Rania had lunch with President Mubarak and Mrs Mubarak before visiting some tourist sites
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Oriental horizons
Cairo will turn to Asia next week, with President Mubarak embarking on a tour of China, South Korea and Japan.Gamal Nkrumah and Nevine Khalil look at the dynamics of the upcoming visit
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Peace with Israel 20 years on
Twenty years after the signing of the peace treaty with Israel, some intellectuals continue to object to it, some support it, while others have shifted from opposition to endorsement. Nadia Abou Al-Magd samples their views
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Light at the end of the tunnel?
A unilateral cease-fire announcement by the Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya will hopefully bring to an end seven years of violence in which more than 1,200 people have died, writes Khaled Dawoud
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Malaise at writers union
The Writers Union is likely to face an influx of radio and television broadcasters following the election of a prominent radio figure as its chairman. Rania Khallaf reports
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Allegations of horror shelved
Prosecutors have shelved a complaint by 10 MPs that two provincial orphanages were involved in an illegal organ trade, reports Shaden Shehab, while Gamal Essam El-Din investigates what could be a political dimension behind the allegations
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Roller coasters
and simulatorsAmusement parks are one place guaranteed to remain open during the holidays, but are they affordable? Niveen Wahish reports
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