Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
22 - 28 June 2000
Issue No. 487
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

A resilient spirit
What challenges lie ahead for the G-15? Ibrahim Nafie reflects
Not much of a choice
Abdel-Jawad Saleh sees the current situation leading inevitably to a whirlpool of violence and defeat
Syria: Continuity and change
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed looks into how far the generational change in Syria's leadership can bring about a change in Syrian politics
Settling for weakness
Syria and Iraq may have reached a smooth stretch on the bumpy course of their relations; but Baathist ideology is the road kill they have left behind. Medhat El-Zahed comments
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Bashar's priorities

The Baath Party has now completed the formalities to transfer power to Bashar Al-Assad. After the referendum scheduled for early next month, he will find himself in the thick of the problems inherited from his father --read on--
Editorial
Everyone's apocalypse

The G-15 summit held in Cairo this week reflects Egypt's strong belief in the need to mobilise developing nations to ensure that they have a say in the world economy. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz
The sources of dreams
Besides the Qur'an, heroic epics formed my literary style. I remember reading Antara, Hamza Al-Bahlawan and other stories at an early age. --read on--



This week:
Bashar Al-Assad

Soapbox
Compatible credibility
By Fadia El-Ghazali Harb

 
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