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A new century, a new term
Industrial mega-projects have been a prominent
characteristic of President MubarakÍs vision, reflecting
EgyptÍs determination to translate development aspirations
into practical realities
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A united Arab front?
With the peace process now set to get back into gear, the Arab parties may find themselves competing against one another, rather than presenting a "one Israel" government with a united front. Dina Ezzat examines Egyptian efforts to bring harmony to potentially discordant tracks
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Pullout preview at Jezzine
The Israeli allied SLA militia is withdrawing from Jezzine. Some see the move as a test for a full-scale Israeli pullback from south Lebanon. But as Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, the Lebanese government has not made its intentions clear
Ocalan humbled and set to hang
Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan went on trial for his life in, arguably, the most important court case in recent Turkish history. Gareth Jenkins attended the opening session
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Invasion or liberation?
India is determined to flush militant Islamist "infiltrators" out of Kashmir, while Pakistan poses as the champion of the right to national self-determination. Gamal Nkrumah observes the impending internationalisation of the crisis between South Asia's nuclear neighbours
Heaven under fire
No pause in the bombing, and no rest for Milosevic, the Western world's "most wanted" man. Hoda Tawfik gauges the paradoxes of another "clean" war
Peaceful vote
With South Africans of all races choosing a government for only the second time in their history, more than 18 million registered voters headed to the polling stations yesterday in an election expected to make Deputy President Thabo Mbeki the successor to retiring President Nelson Mandela.
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NGO bill enacted into law
Despite coming under fire from opposition parties and a number of international and local organisations, the NGO bill has been approved by the People's Assembly. Gamal Essam El-Din attended the stormy debate
NGOs campaign on
NGOs remain determined to forge ahead with their campaign against what they consider a government attempt to marginalise them in civil society. Mariz Tadros follows developments
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A victory for the real issues
Mahmoud Abdel-Fadil honours Amartya Sen
Industrialists urge government incentives
Egyptian industrial experts gathered this week in a ground-breaking effort to visualise the future of Egyptian industry in a global economy. Mona El-Fiqi attended
Who benefits from US aid?
The future of US economic assistance to Egypt is clear, but criticism of its benefits and disparities with US aid given to Israel continues. Aziza Sami writes
IT's coming
In an unprecedented move, the Egyptian information technology market witnessed the formation of its first holding company last week. Shaimaa Labib reports
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The bird with the ball
Under the approving gaze of a cartoon ibis, Egypt's handballing dreams took flight Tuesday night. Inas Mazhar tracked down our feathered friend at Cairo's Indoor Stadium
Zamalek makes amends
Following a turbulent football league season, which included a scandalous walkout, Zamalek put its house in order by winning the cup. Eman Abdel-Moeti reports on the face-saving turnaround
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