Umm Kulthoum Story
20th century
Special issue
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 "A CHILD FOR A CHILD": Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy meant his brutal threat literally, making life a living nightmare for children like two-year-old Aya Jazzar. For Lebanese civilians wounded in Israeli attacks, Lionel Jospin's description of Hizbullah as terrorists added insult to injury
The kiss of death?
The gulf between them
Lionel Jospin may have been aiming for a more "even-handed" presentation of French Middle East policy with his remarks about Hizbullah. What he got was stones from Palestinian students. Graham Usher reports from Jerusalem
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Three more years of emergency
The emergency law, in force since 1981, has been extended for three more years, but the government has vowed that the extension will not be at the expense of freedom of expression. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Islamist bandage for Africa's open sore
Sectarian violence sparked by the imposition of Shari'a law brings back uncomfortable memories of Nigeria's bloody civil war, writes Gamal Nkrumah
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The quest for integration
Africa's leaders, gathering in Cairo this week, agreed that regional conflicts must end to give economic unification a chance, write Nevine Khalil and Dina Ezzat
 The first COMESA conference convening in Cairo this week held the promise of boosting trade and addressing African countries' development concerns
Special coverage
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The restoration of Magra Al-Oyoun is underway; Fayza Hassan recalls the history of this unique monument, Nevine El-Aref visits the site and talks with officials about future plans, while Mohamed Wassim captures with his lens the intricacies of the impressive structure
The sultan's water games
From the Nile to the Citadel
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Seeing them grow
 At an age when most of her peers are worrying about job prospects and party dresses, one young Egyptian woman has traveled to a war zone to work with the traumatised survivors. Samia Zeitoun discovers the spirit of volunteer work is alive and well in Kosovo
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Tribe number eleven
 These days there is much more to Ragab's famous Pharaonic Village than re-enactments of daily life in ancient Egypt. Amira El-Noshokaty attends the official opening of the "Hellenistic Egypt" museum |
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One voice
CRITICISING Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, French President Jacques Chirac has said that to preserve the country's interests it is vital that the presidency and the government speak with a single voice on foreign policy. He affirmed that France's even-handed policy in the Middle East had not changed.--read on--
Jospin shock
THIRTY of Egypt's most prominent artists and writers signed a statement on Sunday denouncing remarks made by French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin describing the Lebanese resistance to Israeli occupation as "terrorist." --read on--
New step
LIBYAN leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered the abolition of the central government yesterday and the transfer of their functions to the provincial cells of the popular congresses.
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Dribbling towards Sydney
A much-needed victory against Côte d'Ivoire moved Egypt closer to the Olympics. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab reports
The crashing of waves
Nigel Ryan wades through the surf of Hassan Soliman's sea
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