20th century
Special issue
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NEW YEAR, NEW FEASTS: Shopping is an essential part of the preparations for any Eid, especially for children. --read on--
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The bargaining begins
Syrian-Israeli peace-making is back on track and the Palestinians have signed Israel's maps determining a long overdue withdrawal
1999 -- the year of Barak
Last year belonged to Ehud Barak, and so could the next. Graham
Usher writes from Jerusalem
Business as usual
We appear to have survived Y2K. But is it really over, asks Amira Howeidy
Putin put to test
As Yeltsin steps down, Putin's fate depends on Chechnya, writes
Abdel-Malek Khalil from Moscow
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Egypt's economy:
the priorities and the tools
As the Egyptian economy heads towards ever greater liberalisation
constraints still remain. The government is demanding a greater role for the
private sector in development while the latter is seeking a relaxation in laws
and in the general investment environment. Some groups have already
benefited from economic reform -- mainly private sector enterprises or those
employed in foreign companies -- but many more have not. And as
privatisation continues less educated and skilled groups face the threat of
unemployment. What is to be done? Al-Ahram Weekly explores alternatives
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Certainly a once-in-a-lifetime event, the millennium party at the Pyramids was the place to be on New Year's Eve last Friday night. --read on--
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Nile Valley solidarity
EGYPT and Sudan are inching closer together as Cairo offers stronger support for the Sudanese president in his struggle with Hassan Al-Turabi. Dina Ezzat reports
Beauty and the brawn
A bodybuilder and a gymnast are the 1999 Egyptian male and female athletes of the year. The Al-Ahram Weekly reports on the sultan of sinew and the master of motion
A token of respect
A little boy in a white galabiya, whose best friend is his goat, Rashida: does this sound like a plausible hero? As Rania Khallaf discovers, children seem to think so
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