Dancing to the
rhythm of time
THE DEATH of Tahia Carioca, at the age of 80, on Monday afternoon, marks the end not only of an astonishingly multi-faceted contribution to Egyptian and Arab life, but also of an entire cultural era
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Ambitious for change
As President Mubarak prepares for a new term in office, a broad cross-section of society is hoping for political and legal reforms
Referendum coverage and commentary
see: Egypt, Comment, Focus
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An intervention issue
The UN General Assembly debated the rights and wrongs of 'humanitarian intervention' and the limits of state sovereignty. Hoda Tawfik, in New York, writes
The fate of nations
The tragic showdown in East Timor demonstrates once again the tragic consequences of the West's selective approach to national self-determination. Gamal Nkrumah compares and contrasts
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Oslo strikes back
Ehud Barak furrowed his own "secret channel" with Yasser Arafat this week. Graham Usher in Jerusalem looks at the probable items discussed
Targeting Hamas
Jordanian officials claim that "illegal acts" committed by Hamas were the reasons behind the crackdown in Jordan earlier this month. Lola Keilani reports from Amman
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Reviving old splendour
 One day after the opening of the Fourth Euromoney Conference, businessmen celebrated the inauguration of a major privately-funded project to give the Cairo Stock Exchange district a facelift. Gihan Shahine visits the area and reviews the bourse's century-old history |
From right to left
Proficiency in Arabic is on the decline, say experts; is Egypt's private education system to blame? Amira Howeidy stirs up a syntactical hornets' nest |
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Egyptomania's
here to stay
Tarek Atia discovers an America obsessed with all things Egyptian
Syria's track
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq Al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the opening of the UN General Assembly.
Hamas arrest
Jordanian Security officials detained three leaders of the banned militant Palestinian group Hamas immediately after they arrived at Amman's international airport aboard a United Arab Emirates flight from Iran via Dubai.
UN rebuffed
Israel has refused to cooperate with a Norwegian diplomat appointed only the day before as special UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process.
Raisa dead
Hundreds of Muscovites, from former premiers to penniless pensioners, paid a final farewell yesterday to Raisa Gorbachev, wife of the Soviet Union's last leader, who brought a dash of glamour to the normally lacklustre position of Soviet first lady.
Lucky by the Pyramids
Peter Nicol is the new world squash champion with a little help, writes Nashwa Abdel-Tawab, from the world's seventh wonder
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