From the archives:
The full coverage of the 1995 elections
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ISMAILIA REMEMBERED: On 25 January 1952, at the orders of then Interior Minister Fouad Serageddin Pasha, the police garrison in Ismailia, armed with old rifles, resisted British demands that all Egyptian forces evacuate the Suez Canal Zone and engaged in a suicidal battle with the occupation forces. --see caption-- |
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Sprinting an extra mile
Cairo, Washington and the Palestinians are engaged in feverish diplomatic activity in an attempt to head off both Arafat's 13 September deadline and, even more significant, the end of Clinton's term in the White House
No party poopers
Whoever succeeds Fouad Serageddin as leader it will be a smooth transition insist Wafd Party members. Shaden Shehab reports
Nearly a year after EgyptAir Flight 990 met with disaster, the sparring parties concerned have yet to present a viable cause. Thomas Gorguissian writes from Washington on a preliminary American report. Amira Ibrahim gauges the reaction of the Egyptian Pilots Association
Finding the 'truth' of Flight 990
A non-American cause
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Kickstarting privatisation
Much is being done to rev up the engine of privatisation -- but so far these efforts seem to be of little avail. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports
Take aim, fire
The Egyptian press is developing a remarkable ability to shoot itself in the foot. Abdel-Aleem El-Abyad on journalistic marksmanship
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Questions of justice
and expediency
Following Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's international tour to drum up support for his plans to declare a Palestinian state, Hanan Ashrawi, spoke to Sherine Bahaa by telephone from Ramallah
A cause without a rebel
Iran's new parliament watches helplessly as hard-liners gag the little that remains of the reformist press. Azadeh Moaveni follows the movement as it falters
Crux of the matter
Threats to build a synagogue in the heart of one of Islam's holiest sites mark the beginning of a new phase in the struggle over the future of Jerusalem, writes Khaled Amayreh from the holy city
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From Moscow with might
An explosion in the heart of the Russian capital has opened a hornet's nest, writes Shohdy Naguib from Moscow
Two for the road
Having joined forces with "moral powerhouse" Senator Lieberman, Gore's bid for the US presidency may have taken an interesting turn, writes James Zogby
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Music in the sky
Look! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a gigantic singer. Tarek Atia tries to keep his eye on the road
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Tales from a lesser tomb
 The decaying tomb of a Saite ruler, containing some of the most exquisite coloured reliefs ever found in Ain-Shams necropolis, is finally being rescued. Nevine El-Aref visited the site
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767 advisory
EGYPTAIR officials hailed a Boeing Company service bulletin on Tuesday, as evidence supporting their theory that a mechanical fault forced the airline's Flight 990 from New York into a fatal dive last year -- rather than a suicidal co-pilot.
Stricken sub
AFTER two failures on Tuesday, Russian rescuers were again hampered by bad weather during their third attempt yesterday to reach 116 sailors trapped in the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk on the bed of the Barents Sea.
The blessed path
Not much in this life is free. Yet, behind the tourist bazaar that sprawls throughout Islamic Cairo, whirling dervishes perform purely for the love of the crowd. Marc Munro reports
A choice and a chance
The transfer of Egypt's spotlighted twins from Ahli to permanent arch-rivals Zamalek has caused chaos on the local football scene. But it looks like things may finally be about to settle down. Amira Ibrahim investigates
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