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 Finding a way
A road map to stability and security in the region is not yet at hand, writes Nevine Khalil
The home debate
The media hype that accompanied the publication of the first UN Arab Human Development Report has waned for some time now. The debate over its findings rages on, however, as Gihan Shahine reports
Global and local
Is there a future for public relations in the Third World? From Willa Thayer's vantage point at an international conference that brought senior PR professionals together in Cairo, the industry appears vigorous the world over
The rules of the game
 With the world at a crossroads, it is time for people to decide which direction to take, says presidential adviser, Osama El-Baz. Nevine Khalil attended his address at AUC
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Consuming cosmopolitanism
 Hala Halim keeps a diary of the opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, recording close encounters with flailing arms, convivial policemen and three blind mice
The responsibility of creativity
Can we give free reign to the human scientific imagination? Fatemah Farag listened in on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's first post inauguration international conference
Long road to success
 Presidents and royalty gathered last Wednesday as Egypt inaugurated the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the end result of more than a quarter century of planning and hard work by its champions. Dahlia Hammouda reports
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 Old party, new trial
As the trial of 23 Egyptians and three Britons charged with attempting to overthrow the government began Sunday at a Cairo Supreme State Security Court, all defendants pleaded innocent. Jailan Halawi reports
New turmoil at the Bar
No stranger to conflict, the Bar Association has been embroiled in a Nasserist-Islamist feud for the past three weeks. Mona El-Nahhas reports
Swiss flight
An Egyptian father appealed to President Mubarak to order an investigation into the disappearance of his ex-wife with their three children from the Swiss Embassy, where she took refuge for five months, Mona El-Nahhas reports
 Operatic chaos
The lavish production of Aida at the pyramids may have been a crowd-pleaser, but participating artists were left in the lurch. Nevine El-Aref investigates
Defending the faith
Christianity in the US has been hijacked by extremist fanatics, say Arab Christians. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports
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SIXTY YEARS ON: "Before Alamein we never had a victory; after Alamein we never had a defeat," wrote Winston Churchill..
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'Politicians still want to go to war'
Once the site of one of the fiercest battles in modern history, El- Alamein now symbolises brotherhood and peace. Dena Rashed attended the 60th anniversary commemorations
A lethal legacy
 On the 60th anniversary of the Battle of El-Alamein, the Egyptian government has pledged to step up its efforts to rid the country of the battle's landmine legacy, writes Soha Abdelaty
Remains of the day
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