Umm Kulthoum Story
20th century
Special issue
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THE WRITING ON THE WALL: Prints,
lithographs and engravings, of every
conceivable type, portraying every
imaginable scene or non scene, with artists,
viewers and bright lights. Some 2,004 works
by 734 artists from 77 countries constitute the
third Egyptian Engraving Triennale,
inaugurated last Tuesday by Minister of
Culture Farouk Hosni
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Permanent crisis
The Framework Agreement was supposed to mark the beginning of the "new" end of the final status negotiations. It will be more likely remembered as the end of Barak's "new" beginning. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem
Obituary:
Mohamed Fawzi
Egypt bids farewell to Mohamed Fawzi, former minister of war and the man who rebuilt the Egyptian army after the 1967 defeat. --read on--
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An elevated underground
The Cairo subway broke new ground when it burrowed below the Nile. Now it's jumping over the Pyramids tunnel. Rehab Saad monitors the ups and downs
Not just any port
Niveen Wahish investigates two ambitious development projects that will soon see Egypt writ large on the maritime map
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This year's Al-Ahram Arab Strategic Report has urged a new Arab mindset capable of dealing with the age of globalisation, advancing the argument that the present political culture militates against effective reform. Dina Ezzat and Nadia Abou El-Magd review the Report's contents
"Arabs need globalisation and democracy"
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 Mixing adventure and devotion
Jerusalem may get the lion's share of the world's religious tourism, but Egypt is coming into its own. Rehab Saad looks into renovations along the route of the Holy Family's flight into Egypt
Religious tourism as big business
Millions of pilgrims travel to Jerusalem, Mecca and Lourdes each year. Pilgrimage is big business, as anyone in the trade will tell you. Jill Kamil ponders whether Egypt is taking full advantage of its potential
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Papal coup
ISRAEL summoned papal envoy Nuncio Pietro Sambi to an urgent meeting at the Foreign Ministry yesterday to protest what it said was interference in peace talks by the Vatican.
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Plans to quench our thirst
Water scarcity could well be this century's worst nightmare come true. Mustafa Tolba suggests solutions
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The pride of Africa
The Lions of Cameroon lived up to their name and appeared indomitable as they stormed their way to the peak of African football
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