Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Developed corruption
The corruption scandal of Germany's ex-chancellor, Helmut Kohl, puts Nigeria's Abacha and Indonesia's Suharto in the shade, writes Gamal Nkrumah
From Tangentopoli to Tunisia
The death in Tunisia of Bettino Craxi, Italy's most controversial post-war political figure, focuses attention on Europe's unending corruption scandals, writes Samia Nkrumah from Rome
Murder of a mass murderer
Zeljko "Arkan" Raznjatovic lived by the sword and died by the sword. Zorka Visnjic looks at the implications of his murder in Belgrade last week
Reaping a bitter harvest
Indigenous people took to the streets, President Jamil Mahuad was ousted from power -- and the economy continues to collapse. Ecuador is at its tethers end, writes Faiza Rady
Swimming against the current
Venezuela's Colonel Chavez is emerging as the people's answer to globalisation. Whether he can fulfil such expectations is another story, writes Hisham El-Naggar from Caracas
