No retreat
VOWING no retreat on NATO's basic principles, US Defence Secretary William Cohen held talks in Helsinki yesterday with his Russian counterpart Igor Sergeyev amid signs that the impasse on the issue of Russian participation in the Kosovo peace-keeping force is about to be resolved. --read on--
Power switch
WATCHED by outgoing president Nelson Mandela, a galaxy of world leaders, thousands of dignitaries and tens of thousands of ordinary citizens, Thabo Mbeki, 57, was sworn in yesterday as South Africa's second democratically elected president. --read on--
Deri resigns
ISRAELI Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak's coalition-building efforts got a lift on Tuesday with the resignation of the corruption-tainted Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri. A top aide to Barak said the announcement would open the door for "earnest coalition talks" with the ultra-Orthodox Shas, parliament's third largest party. --read on--
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Keeping Egypt-US ties 'healthy'
Cairo and Washington will strive to maintain a stable relationship during upcoming visits by President Mubarak and Foreign Minister Moussa. Dina Ezzat reports
Righting wrongs in Geneva
Despite US opposition, members of a UN committee on the rights of the Palestinian people are insisting on holding a conference in Switzerland next month. Sherine Bahaa reports
GCC fractures over Tehran ties
The meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council closed abruptly, and without agreement, on Saturday, as a result of differences between the UAE and Saudi Arabia over the policy towards Iran. Sherine Bahaa reviews the stand-off
The Pristina precedent
Yesterday Haiti, today Kosovo -- tomorrow Tibet? Where are the Americans going to strike next, asks Gamal Nkrumah
Indonesians exercised people's power and toppled a quasi-military dictatorship that had ruled the country for four decades. Al-Ahram Weekly correspondents analyse the situation and consider future scenarios:
Indonesia in transition
Democratisation with a martial harness
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Valley of the gilded mummies
A necropolis containing 105 gilded mummies has been discovered in Bahareya Oasis in the Western Desert. Nevine El-Aref reports on the find
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Gargoyles
by the Nile
Fayza Hassan contemplates the mixed past and uncertain future of a Zamalek landmark
School's almost out, but for many parents, September is just around the corner. Plans must be made for the new term: there are private lessons to think about, as well as fees, uniforms, and exam marks. But as Al-Ahram Weekly finds out, some parents -- and children -- are thinking along quite different lines
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