Counting the credit
Ibrahim Nafie examines responses to the liquidity problems besetting economic growth
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Divided it will stand
Reforming Al-Azhar, and giving its rector greater autonomy, could counter extremism effectively, argues Mustafa El-Fiqi
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The UN Impasse (2)
How to modernise the UN? Mohamed Sid-Ahmed proposes an alternative veto system in the world organisation
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Negotiating a necessary peace
Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon is a calculated risk, not a permanent solution, writes Abdel-Azim Hammad
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Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
The learning returns
The participants at a meeting in Sharqa supported by UNESCO and the Union of Arab Universities -- eminent Arab scientists drawn from the most prestigious universities and research centres in Europe and the United States -- have discovered that the Arabs are subordinated to and dependent on the West in the field of science.
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Editorial
Better late
Egypt's five-year effort to declare the Middle East region a nuclear-free zone, and to open up Israel's nuclear facilities to international inspection, may be moving forward.
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Soapbox
By Amina Shafiq
The crucial 50 per cent
Different views have been expressed regarding the specific quota of seats reserved by the Constitution for workers and peasants on all elected councils (Municipal Councils,
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