Peace mail
SYRIAN President Hafez Al-Assad, in his first public comments on Israel's new leader, described Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak, in remarks published yesterday, as "an honest man who could deliver peace with Syria". --read on--
Racist attack
AN ARAB legislator has accused Israeli police of racism, saying they knowingly shot and wounded a fellow Arab lawmaker during demonstrations near Tel Aviv on Monday. --read on--
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PLUNDERING THE AEONS: Gourna -- a place of grandeur, of history, of myth. On Luxor's west bank, atop the ruins of the ancient city of the dead, this little village harbours some of the country's most remarkable mysteries. Throughout the ages, Anubis, guardian of the tombs, has striven to fend for himself. But the ravages are interminable, and not only the pharaohs suffer. On the threshold of the millennium there are three Gournas, with three separate stories to tell.
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A yearning for another country
by Youssef Rakha
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Making it work
During President Mubarak's "timely" visit to the US, Cairo and Washington will exchange views on forging closer economic relations and reviving stalled regional peace-making
Terms of trade
Hopes are high that during President Mubarak's visit to Washington, a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement will be signed. But will it lead to equitable and free trade? Aziza Sami wonders
The living flesh of global politics
Globalisation need not mean homogenisation, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa told the inaugural session of a new non-governmental foreign policy think-tank
The heat is on at the Press Syndicate
More than 3,500 journalists will vote on Monday to choose a Press Syndicate chairman and 12 council members. Shaden Shehab looks into some of the candidates' programmes
Palestinian NGOs under attack
PA officials launched a smear campaign against Palestinian NGOs which have become increasingly critical of the Palestinian judicial system and the lack of accountability of PA bodies, Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem
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Cold comfort in Cologne
At this week's G-8 summit, the West once again short-changed the world's poor. Financial rigour -- or flagrant racism, wonders Gamal Nkrumah
Twinkle twinkle little star
Political Europe is not much of a crowd-puller, as recent parliamentary elections indicate, writes Dominic Coldwell, but it may still have a long life ahead of it
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Reading the palm
Khairiya El-Bishlawi finds few lifelines in Radwan El-Kashef's latest film
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The exodus
Mohamed Youssef is the latest in a string of Ahli football players leaving the club for the greener fields of Europe. Eman Abdel-Moeti examines the trend and its repercussions
Saving the reefs and islands
Hurghada is known for its rare marine species as well as extraordinary coral reefs. Studies are being carried out by environmental officials to turn it into a protected area. Mahmoud Bakr sketches the city, its resources and current clean-up efforts
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