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VOLCANO is more than a blockbuster film. A marshal spirit, the seething lava of patriotic feeling, the delightful eruption of operatic sound are only a few of the things the word has come to symbolise. Volcano, in short, is the title of the October victory celebrations...
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Meaning business
Atef Ebeid's new cabinet will prioritise privatisation, export promotion and the achieving of a technological breakthrough,Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Cabinet fever
AMID conflicting speculations about the scope of the changes that should be expected, Prime Minister-designate Atef Ebeid was due to continue consultations today and tomorrow on putting together the final shape of the cabinet line-up before presenting it to President Hosni Mubarak.
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Stepping into the third millennium
 After taking the oath, President Mubarak unveiled his plan for national action in his fourth six-year term. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
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Neither safe nor free
The new protocol on safe passage between the West Bank and Gaza is a contradiction in terms, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem
Withdrawal on paper, annexation on the ground
The "dovish" Barak is working on settlement expansion faster than his "hawkish" predecessor ever did. Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron
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A drama in many acts
The confrontation between so-called "moderates" and "hard-liners" continues in Iran. This time the fight was over a play written by a university student, writes Azadeh Moaveni
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Buckets!
Chernobyl was just the start, laments Gamal Nkrumah. Now Tokaimura shows us the way to the future
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It may be a historical paradox, but the 1973 October War -- the
anniversary of which Egypt celebrated yesterday-- marks the
beginning of a new stage of Egyptian-US ties. No sooner had
the guns fallen silent than Kissinger came to town, full
diplomatic ties were restored and over a quarter of a century
of a very strong, if often turbulent, bilateral relationship was set
in motion. Ahmed Maher just ended a seven-year term as
Egypt's ambassador in Washington. Nabil Fahmi is about to
succeed him. They spoke to Dina Ezzat of the past and future
of a jittery friendship
Friends,not allies
A mature dialogue
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Farewell to Tahia
A sense of a sprawling, teeming history off the page, out of sight and hearing, beyond reach, largely irrecoverable: Edward Said assesses the significance of the life and career of Tahia Carioca
A dying breed
The Gezira Sporting Club's oldest sufragi tells Yasmine El-Rashidi about the old days, and why soon even the memories will be gone
Promotion or proclamation?
Exporters are sceptical of the government's latest efforts to promote sales of their goods abroad. Mona El-Fiqi reports
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