Achievements and aspirations Only in retrospect can an assessment of any given epoch in history be made with some measure of fairness, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Two states, one Holy Land John Whitbeck believes a zero-sum game is not inevitable

Just a football game Ziad Bahaa-Eldin ponders self-representation, and unwarranted rivalry

The Syrian-Palestinian rift Syria and the Palestinian Authority do not see eye to eye on how to tackle the tough negotiations ahead. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed warns against a growing rift between the two key Arab parties Close up By Salama Ahmed Salama The cat and the louse The volume of investments, vast number of industrial firms and sheer size of its labour force make 10 Ramadan City one of the most important landmarks on Egypt's map of industrial development. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz Toshka is the future I was very pleased to see reports praising the Toshka project in several foreign papers, like the Washington Times and Jeune Afrique. --read on--

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Positive centralisation
Sayed Elewa

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