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25 - 31 January 2001
Issue No.518
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Setting the limits
The government has given a green light to the Central Bank to supervise the exchange rate. Sherine Abdel-Razek assesses reactions

Ebeid sees a silver lining
The government's policy statement, delivered to parliament by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid, spells out the details of an economic "resurgence" project for modernising Egypt in the 21st century. Gamal Essam El-Din attended


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OPEN PAGEOpinion
Ibrahim Nafie:
Addressing the issues
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Does peace have a future?
Salama Ahmed Salama:
Bush-whacked no longer
Hani Shukrallah:
The beginning at the end

President Hosni MubarakTalking frankly
THE OUTSTANDING contributions of more than 30 writers and intellectuals were acknowledged yesterday at the inauguration of the 33rd Cairo International Book Fair at a ceremony chaired by President Hosni Mubarak --read on--      

Books on sale
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: The sight of books stacked ceiling-high sends readers into an acquisitive frenzy. It is time, once again, to battle the crowds for a look at the latest literary offerings
Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan:
The red and the white
Profile by Inas Mazhar
Pot Pourri
Pot Pourri
Beetlemania
By Fayza Hassan Restaurant review
Dreaming of granny
Injy El-Kashef goes back in time

OPEN PAGEEgypt

Normalisation or solidarity?
Is a visit to Jerusalem a show of solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Intifada? Or is the timing worse than ever? Nadia Abou El-Magd reviews the controversy

Saadeddin IbrahimWho's who at Ibrahim's trial
Some of the country's most prominent public figures were on hand in the latest session in the trial of Sociology professor Saadeddin Ibrahim -- as witnesses for the defence. Jailan Halawi attended the hearings

Nasserist paper in court over Sadat headline
The legacy of Anwar El-Sadat has rekindled public debate in a controversial lawsuit filed against the Nasserist newspaper Al-Arabi. Gihan Shahine explores the continually contested line between criticism and slander

OPEN PAGEEconomy

Mustafa El-Rifa'iThe challenge of renewal
Liberalisation has brought multiple challenges to Egypt's industrial sector. Minister of Industry and Technological Development Mustafa El-Rifa'i speaks to Aziza Sami on the prospects for the future

Crux of the matter

OPEN PAGERegion

The enemy within
In the last two weeks, the Palestinian uprising has become less a struggle against the Israeli occupation than a struggle to purge Palestinian society "from within." It is an ominous development, writes Graham Usher in Ramallah

PalestineNo waiving the right of return
Palestinian refugees are reasserting the right to return to their towns and villages in what is now Israel, despite concerted efforts to deny them their inalienable rights, reports Khaled Amayreh from Hebron

Easy Shi'ite succession in Lebanon
Leaders of the Shi'ite community in Lebanon, Syria and Iran all seem keen to see a smooth transition in Lebanon's Higher Shi'ite Council following the death of its leader, Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut

OPEN PAGEInternational

Congo Stop gap
Joseph Kabila has taken over the Congolese presidency in the wake of his father's assassination. Gamal Nkrumah wonders whether he is strong enough to become anything more substantial than a transitional figure

Progressing towards the abyss
In a keynote address to the first World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Noam Chomsky took issue with widely propagated ideas regarding globalisation

No honeymoon for Bush
Will a conservative Texan with the dubious distinction of winning the presidency by the third narrowest margin in American history manage to unify a divided nation, asks Thomas Gorguissian from Washington

OPEN PAGECulture

Book FairBusiness as usual
Once more unto the breach -- or at least to the Nasr City exhibition grounds. It's book fair time again, and as usual the event promises to be everything to everyman. Samir Sarhan, chairman of GEBO, talks about what's new, and what's not

Book Fair Main Hall Seminar Program
Ministry of Agriculture Hall Specialised Seminar Programme

OPEN PAGESports

Handball Is it time?
At the World Handball Championship, Egypt hopes to make the transition from a good team to one with a medal. Inas Mazhar sees whether the time has come for the bold leap

By a whisker
A penalty shootout lost Egypt a cup and a $100,000

OPEN PAGETravel

CleopatraQueen of hearts
A new travelling exhibition brings together fact and fiction to honour one of the most infamous queens to rule this side of the Nile, Nevine El-Aref reports

Travelling light
To pack, or not to pack? Jenny Jobbins offers some time-tested advice on the needs of a weight-conscious traveller

OPEN PAGELiving

Arid, at first
Intellectual property rights, homeopathic remedies and new cultivation techniques: Mahmoud Bakr hears voices in the desert

Cops and robbers
Does role-playing enhance children's imagination, or undermine society's values? Dena Rashed examines a new controversy

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