Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
28 Dec. 2000 - 3 Jan. 2001
Issue No.514
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AMERICAN IDEAS UNDER STUDY: Capping a flurry of week-long consultations among the main players in the Middle East peace process, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is scheduled to arrive in Egypt today for talks with President Hosni Mubarak. The meeting will take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm Al-Sheikh. Barak is also expected to visit Jordan for similar consultations with King Abdullah. --read on--

Arming for a stormy session
Deputies are preparing to inundate cabinet ministers with a series of questions on controversial issues. Gamal Essam El-Din reports on gathering storm clouds


BRING ON THE FOOD: It seemed like only yesterday. Just weeks after scrambling to get extra foodstuffs onto the market in preparation for the fasting month of Ramadan, officials were at it once again, this time on the eve of Eid Al-Fitr. This time around the challenge was to meet the demand for sweets, in particular kahk and ghorayiba (traditional biscuits). --read on--

Extending Citadel access
A security system has been installed at the Citadel, and one of its oldest entrances, the Yakan Pasha gate, has opened to the public for the first time in a century. Nevine El-Aref attended the twin inauguration ceremony

Restoring vision
Tourism's shifting fortunes
Soap in court
Airport arrest
Pilot in limbo


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