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Al-Ahram Weekly 30 March - 5 April 2000 Issue No. 475 |
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| Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 |
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Crossing e-borders
Businessmen accompanying President Mubarak to the US talked technology on all frontsA regional pioneer
Ahmed Nazif, Minister of Communications and IT, assesses progress towards a wired EgyptA strategic partnership
This week saw the launch of the Council on Egyptian-American Relations. Thomas Gorguissian reports from WashingtonFrom rehabilitation to renaissance
The Alexandria Library revival and care for the handicapped topped Mrs Suzanne Mubarak's agenda during her visit to Washington. Dahlia Hammouda reportsReviving an ancient tradition
At a fund-raiser for the Alexandria Library, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak told an audience of around 600 that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is destined to be "a centre of intellectual ferment." In particular, she stressed the new library's ambition to recreate the spirit of its predecessor, by encouraging lively and innovative intellectual debate, and by serving as a meeting place for different cultures, as well as providing a world-class resource for scholars and academics. --read on--Rallying around the president
President Clinton wasn't the only one waiting for President Mubarak at the White House on Tuesday
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