A case of double-speak

'Here I shall die'
A besieged yet optimistic Arafat, dreaming of living and dying in Jerusalem, meets David Hirst in Ramallah

Egypt

'The only document on the table'
Whether Israel accepts the Egyptian-Jordanian initiative to end violence in the occupied territories may have less to do with the finer points of the proposal than with the broader issue of whether Israel really wants peace at all. Tarek Atia and Nevine Khalil report

The game ahead
As the countdown begins for Shura Council elections, the forthcoming poll is being overshadowed by the confrontation between the state and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Gamal Essam El-Din surveys the setting and, reporting from the People's Assembly, anticipates the Brothers' revenge

Jobs come first
What political reform? The concerns of the country's political elite seem to find little echo on the street, according to the findings of a poll conducted by the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies. Omayma Abdel-Latif reviews the poll results

Region

International

Economy

Signing in doubt
The Euro-Egyptian partnership is just around the corner, or else on the shelf. Al-Ahram Weekly investigates

Cut rates may not cut it
Although the CBE's rate cuts are effective monetary tools to lift the economy, they may need the help of additional stimuli to effect a real change. Sherine Abdel-Razek sounds out the outcome

Focus

Infotech

Travel

Armchair travels with Pierre Loti
He was a great French writer and a tireless traveller. He went to India, the Sahara, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Morocco and even Iceland. He also wrote tales of the Pyrenees and Brittany. Jill Kamil joined Pierre Loti on his travels in Egypt

Living

'A matter of survival'
Women unable to pass on Egyptian nationality to their children or obtain ID cards have alerted policy-makers to their plight, Hala Sakr reports

Sports

Topping all else
The league soccer crown was what Zamalek was itching for, writes Alaa Shahine

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