May Day dilemmas
Labour Day celebrations are this year dominated by discussions of the proposed draft labour law and the performance of the trade union movement. Fatemah Farag probes the politics of labour
Militants handed over
A military prosecutor will interrogate 59 members of the underground Vanguards of Conquest in the near future on charges of plotting attacks against public officials. Jailan Halawi reports
New history for new millennium
A revamped history curriculum, covering the Coptic era for the first time, will be introduced into the nation's schools by the year 2001. Amira Howeidy reports
Hussein Group steps up anti-Wali campaign
Following their success in Labour Party elections, the so-called Hussein Group says it is stepping up a long-term campaign against the alleged advocates of normalisation with Israel. Gamal Essam El-Din writes
Rape clause repealed
The People's Assembly has repealed clause 291, stripping rapists of the choice between facing criminal charges and marriage to their victims but, as Mariz Tadros reports, many argue that this is not enough
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