Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
6 - 12 July 2000
Issue No. 489
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Fishing for the small fry
The loan deputies case offers many lessons from which government and investors alike can benefit, writes Ibrahim Nafie
Time to get ready
Ahmed Abdel-Halim examines four scenarios for war and peace
A French-German debate
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed finds points of similarity between the problems of Europe and those of the Middle East
Foundations of dynastic rule
The question of succession in Arab politics has often been settled by family or tribal affiliations. Abdel-Azim Hammad explains why Egypt is an exception
Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Insidious ills

The court verdict in the loan deputies case had repercussions in various directions. --read on--
Editorial
Careful cordiality

Improved relations between Egypt and Iran, and steps toward the restoration of diplomatic ties, severed more than 20 years ago, have been welcomed by the peoples of the two nations, and by the region as a whole. --read on--

Naguib Mahfouz
The hottest month
Although I do not go out much, merely opening the window suffices to acquaint me with the weather. --read on--



This week:
Jacques Chirac

Soapbox
A state of flux
By Abdel-Qader Yassin

 
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