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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The resurrection
One thousand and six hundred years down history's winding road, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has risen again on the shores of the Mediterranean. Fatemah Farag witnessed the rebirth

Keys to growth
World Bank President James Wolfensohn visited Cairo this week for the first time in six years, as a potential military strike against Iraq cast shadows over an already worrisome economic situation in the region, writes Aziza Sami

OPEN PAGEOpinion
Ibrahim Nafie:
Bones of contention
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed:
Clinton's integrated global society
Hassan Nafaa:
More than meets the eye
Roger Owen:
War for oil?
Ahmed N Roushdy:
No legal justification

OPEN PAGEEgypt

Juggling priorities
Egypt insists that Iraq's standoff with the US should not overshadow the dire situation in the Palestinian territories, writes Nevine Khalil

Another world is possible
It's official. Egypt now has its very own anti-globalisation movement -- or does it, wonders Fatemah Farag

The future is now
When Mohamed Hassanein Heikal speaks, people listen. Amina Elbendary attended his lecture at AUC

Battleground Web
The upholding of a prison sentence against Al-Ahram Weekly's Webmaster for posting a poem online is sending negative signals about Internet freedom in a country that wants to be the region's IT hub, writes Amira Howeidy

OPEN PAGERegion


The day after
Washington is considering a military occupation of Iraq after removing Saddam Hussein. But at what price, asks Salah Hemeid

Southern thirst
Beirut wants to change the discrepancy in water allocation and development in its southern region, while Israel tries to maintain its advantage. Michael Jansen reports from the Lebanese south


"The largest prison in the world"
Between three and five Palestinian civilians are being killed in Palestine on any given day. Does this suggest an Israeli de facto "death quota"? Khaled Amayreh reports from Hebron

A decade's difference
Have Kuwaitis lost their love for the American presence that has defined the country in the post-Gulf War era, asks Soha Abdelaty

OPEN PAGEEconomy

Much ado about Kima
Harsh reactions from workers unions, the media and even the president have caused the cabinet to revoke the decision to close a public sector chemicals plant. Sherine Abdel-Razek investigates

Playing catch up
Last week's Mediterranean Development Forum stressed the region's need to make up for lost development opportunities. Niveen Wahish was there

OPEN PAGEInternational

Like father, like son
Washington is determined to go ahead with an assault on Iraq, although more Americans are having second thoughts, writes Anayat Durrani from Los Angeles

Nation games
These are dangerous times for British diplomacy, warns Gavin Bowd

Pandemonium in paradise
The tragic blasts in Bali were a rude reminder that the terrorist threat has yet to be contained and prompts a serious reappraisal of the US-led international war on terrorism, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Cherif El-Shoubashi
Cherif El-Shoubashi:
A breezy ride
Profile by Niveen Wahish

Restaurant review
Suspension of disbelief
Injy El-Kashef is Platonically involved with a chicken

Limelight
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz

OPEN PAGECulture

Of controversy and corruption
Filmmaker Samir Seif speaks to Mohamed El-Assyouti about Maali Al-Wazir (His Excellency the Minister), the feature with which the present round of the Cairo Film Festival opens


Celeste Aida
Despite threats of war on the horizon, this year's production of Verdi's Egyptian opera Aida at the Pyramids brought in the crowds for a triumphant evening, writes Nabila Erian

Books
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Books Supplement
L I S T I N G S
>i< An all-inclusive guide to goings on around Cairo >i<

OPEN PAGEFeatures

OPEN PAGELiving
Bibliographic reference
Yesterday, the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina officially opened its doors to the world, two millennia after the destruction of the ancient Alexandria Library. Nader Habib takes the occasion to remember a pioneer of modern Egyptian library science


A twist of soul
Youssef Rakha speaks to a man who finds brushes too soft and jobs a bit hard to keep

Mood Swings: The dining table
By Sherif Milad

OPEN PAGETravel

OPEN PAGEHeritage

The realm of Zenobia
A trip to Syria with a youth group gave Mahmoud Bakr a chance to visit the legendary Tadmor, seat of an insurrection against the Romans
In the limelight
How did Alexandria prepare for the opening of the Library? Hala Halim has been finding out

 

OPEN PAGESports

An ulterior motive
It is nice to host an event and win it too. But when the wins are doubled or tripled it makes it all the more fun. The 13th annual Heliopolis International Waterpolo and Synchro tournament held in Cairo --read on--

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