Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
15 - 21 June 2000
Issue No. 486
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

After the last days are done
A new, more deadly, tug of war? Gamil Mattar watches the realignment of forces
Between the old guard and public opinion
Wahid Abdel-Meguid ponders the ingredients in Bashar Al-Assad's possible success
'Peace' postponed!
Hafez Al-Assad's sudden death will have a profound impact on the future of the Middle East. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses some major implications of the event
The man at the top
Whoever emerges victorious from the power struggle following Hafez Al-Assad's death, certain developments seem inevitable, writes Mohamed El-Sayed Said
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Traditions of change

No sooner was President Assad's funeral over than a flurry of questions, never heard in Syria during his lifetime, began to be posed. --read on--
Editorial
In the corridors of power

Very probably, Bashar Al-Assad will be elected to the position long occupied by his late father, Hafez Al-Assad. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz
A source of inspiration
Some trace the origins of the Arabic novel back to the Thousand and One Nights, others to Hadith Eissa Ibn Hisham. --read on--



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Soapbox
The last chance
By Salah Eissa

 
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