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The evidence mounts
With one flight recorder recovered and hopes growing the second will be found, the mystery of the EgyptAir crash may soon be solved, writes Thomas Gorguissian from New York |
Killing the deadline
Barak and Arafat's first meeting since final status negotiations began betrayed little hope of ever meeting a September 2000 deadline
When private turns public
A private visit to France turned out to be busier than ever. Khaled Dawoud follows President Mubarak's Parisian schedule
UN quarrel over Iraq
As a UN envoy criticised the United States and Britain for maintaining tight sanctions against Iraq, a separate report attacked the Iraqi regime for its appalling human rights record. Inevitably, the Iraqi people are the main victims, writes Salah Hemeid
Flagging enthusiasm
Usual suspects go up in smoke, but conservative ardour fizzles during the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy, writes Azadeh Moaveni
Chechnya's sad plight
Russia's military crackdown on Chechnya has escalated into an international crisis. From Moscow, Abdel-Malek Khalil argues that the campaign has degenerated into genocide
Blasphemy trial postponed
The case of a prominent Lebanese singer charged with insulting Islam is being seen as a struggle between freedom of speech, religion and the state, reports Zeina Khodr from Beirut
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In confessional mood
Reading extracts from Out of Place, Edward Said maintained a confidential tone, reports Hala Halim from Los Angeles
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 Next week, 10 years will have passed since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the space of a decade, many things have changed -- and many more stayed the same. Al-Ahram Weekly marks the anniversary with an examination of two issues that continue to rankle: child labour and street children
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"Thoth is burning"
In his second article of an occasional series, Zahi Hawass reminisces about the two years he lived in a rest house in the middle of the desert "surrounded by solitude and silence, accompanied only by the evening songs of frogs"
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Books
Monthly supplement
Medical trip
THE SENIOR Middle Eastern political analyst Mohamed Hassanein Heikal travelled to the United States on Tuesday where he is expected to undergo surgery related to problems with the right kidney.. --read on--
Syrian track
QUOTING Senior Syrian and Israeli officials the Israeli daily Maariv said agreement on an opening formula for renewing peace talks between Israel and Syria was close...--read on--
Hillary race
HILLARY Clinton was scheduled to arrive in Tel Aviv last night on a four-day visit to Israel and Jordan... --read on--
Settlers out
IN A three hour, dawn operation Israeli soldiers yesterday evicted settlers from the Maon farm outpost in the West Bank --read on--
Battles in the field at WTO
Aziza Sami identifies the fronts on which Egypt will be fighting at the upcoming World Trade Organisation talks in Seattle
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