Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
27 April - 3 May 2000
Issue No. 479
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Unstopping the bottle-neck
Ibrahim Nafie suggests some of the measures required to enhance liquidity
From reform to recession
An economic crisis is brewing, writes Ibrahim El-Essawi, and its roots lie deep in the very reform strategies that have earned Egypt such dithyrambic praise
The UN Impasse (1)
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed argues that a 'globalised' world cannot function without an adequate global machinery
Between angels and demons
Having pushed the bit players into the wings and taken centre stage, capitalism is sweating under the spotlight. Sharif Elmusa reflects
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
The right information

One of the innovative ideas mooted by Atef Ebeid when he became prime minister a few months ago was the appointment of an official spokesman to liaise with the press, answer questions and explain matters to the public. --read on--
Editorial
The principles are the same

In his speech marking the 18th anniversary of Sinai's liberation, President Mubarak renewed his appeal for comprehensive peace in the Middle East, emphasising that we have no more time to waste. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz
Worlds of art
After my exhilarating first encounter with the works of Mahmoud Said, I became interested in art, passionately so. --read on--



This week:
Elian Gonzalez

Soapbox
By Ahmed Abdel-Halim
Political links
As we celebrate the liberation of Sinai on 25 April, we automatically think of Syria and Lebanon. --read on--

 
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