Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
13 - 19 January 2000
Issue No. 464
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

The progress of peace
Syrian-Israeli negotiations may well be heading for a landmark settlement. Ibrahim Nafie assesses the chances for breakthrough
Mid-life crisis in the Arab world
An Arab century? Gamil Mattar thinks not
Letting the cat out of the cage
To see in the new millennium, Ray Bush went to Palestine -- and discovered a nightmare. Here, he addresses an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak
Putin's impossible equation
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed questions what stands behind the transfer of power from Yeltsin to Putin in Russia
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Through the grapevine
Bilateral US-Israeli negotiations are taking place parallel to the Syrian-Israeli track, which is being monitored intensively by the US, engaging the personal efforts of President Clinton himself when such efforts are necessary. --read on--
Editorial
The pressure principle

Naguib Mahfouz
Getting it right
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is among humanity's greatest achievements in the 20th century. --read on--

Soapbox
Silence of the press

Abdel-Moneim Said


This week:
Fouad Aziz Ghali

 

 

 
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