Al-Ahram Weekly Online
5 - 11 July 2001
Issue No.541
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Mubarak and ArafatInching towards the abyss?
Cairo has been warning that a ceasefire that fails to deal with the substantive issues of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands is doomed. Developments, as Tarek Atia and Nevine Khalil report, seem to prove it right

'Missile Wall' anniversary
AS PART of celebrations of Air Defence Day, Defence Minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi watched on Sunday a spectacular shooting exercise by various units of the Air Defence Forces, reports Amira Ibrahim

Promoting the rights of Arab children
Prominent Arab delegates have come together in Cairo to spur regional and national efforts for the well-being of future generations. Dahlia Hammouda attended

Al-Nabaa trialCourtroom fireworks for Al-Nabaa
The trial of Mamdouh Mahran by a State Security Misdemeanours Court took an unexpected turn in its latest session, reports Shaden Shehab

Going for the roots
Intellectuals are urging root solutions to the problems raised by Copts in demonstrations late last month. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports

'Thrilling discovery' of lost
Though it was once believed that pyramids were the exclusive domain of Old and Middle Kingdom royalty, an unexpected find has changed the archaeological landscape on Luxor's west bank. Nevine El-Aref puts an old theory to rest

Zaki and MubarakPRESIDENT and Mrs Hosni Mubarak showered praise on the cast and crew of Ayyam El-Sadat (The Days of Sadat) at a tea party on Sunday at the presidential palace. Describing the project as "a historic film which refreshes the memory of the nation," Mubarak awarded lead actor Ahmed Zaki, scriptwriter Ahmed Bahgat and director Mohamed Khan the Science and Arts Medal, first class.--read on--

'A message to Sharon' -- from Egypt
The Egyptian People's Committee for Solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada (EPCSPI) has organised its fifth, and so far most successful, aid convoy to Palestinians suffering the consequences of Israeli brutality and blockade, reportsKhaled Dawoud

Too soon to celebrate
The 15-year old Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights has finally won a court order legalising its existence. Why are members not celebrating? Amira Howeidy finds out

Soad HosniLAST FAREWELL: Thousands of Egyptians gathered last Thursday to pay their last respects to much-loved actress Soad Hosni, 58, who fell from the balcony of a friend's apartment a week earlier while receiving medical treatment in London.--read on--

Home Briefs
Al-Nabaa banned
Militants freed
Suicide out
Back to court
Disco trial


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