Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 July 2003
Issue No. 647
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Setting America above the law
Bowing to US pressure, Cairo has agreed to grant US officials immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Soha Abdelaty investigates

Reform talk
A new strategic report suggests that the rules of the game have changed both for Egypt and the entire Middle East. Dina Ezzat summarises

Underground unresolved
Will the opening of a new garage in Tahrir Square help solve downtown Cairo's chronic parking problems? Reem Nafie tries to find out

Busy session in the balance
While a parliamentary report was full of praise for this year's session, independent analysts were far less enthusiastic. Gamal Essam El-Din reviews the assembly's harvest

Flight, interrupted
A year after EgyptAir's transformation into a holding company, the national carrier seems more confused than ever about its plans for reform. Amira Ibrahim reports

Bribery business
This week's sentencing of former Giza Governor Maher El-Guindi to seven years in prison may have far reaching implications for other powerful officials, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The road to extradition
Although Egypt doesn't have an extradition treaty with Uruguay, the South American country has turned over an alleged Islamist militant to Egyptian authorities following four years of legal wrangling. Jailan Halawi reports

Newsreel
On Monday, Egypt welcomed the creation of the Iraqi National Council, which was formed a day earlier...

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