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Egypt:
Aiming for change
Al-Ahram Weekly looks at the trends, people and events that dominated the local news scene in 2003
Obituaries
Economy:
The year the pound sank
What started off as a floatation soon dragged the pound down to unprecedented levels, and pushed the economy into intensive care. Al-Ahram Weekly scans the ramifications of devaluation in 2003
2003 in the economy:
Region:
The long road ahead
Beginning with the war that ousted Saddam Hussein from power and ending with his capture, 2003 afforded Iraqis a great deal of suffering yet presented them with high expectations, writes Salah Hemeid
Target dodge
Earlier in 2003 bets were divided between Syria and Iran as to which would be target number three in the US "war against terror". By year's end Tehran had masterfully dodged the potential bullet. Rasha Saad reviews a turbulent year in Iran
Sharon must be stopped
There is only one way to save Palestinian-Israeli peace in 2004: drop Sharon, writes Mustafa Barghouthi
Syria: much ado, but nothing happened
The war on Iraq was used to put pressure on Syria in 2003 to amend foreign and domestic policies, writes Sami Moubayed
Turkey: new era or fading false dawn?
By the turbulent standards of recent Turkish politics, 2003 was remarkably tranquil, writes Gareth Jenkins
Principles and personalities
In 2003, improved prospects for peace in southern Sudan were offset by the eruption of war in western Sudan, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Gulf on the brink
Hot on the heels of the capture of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the GCC summit wraps up developments that launched a new era in the region. Sherine Bahaa reports
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Opinion:
The first year of the second century
by Hani Shukrallah
The week before
The capture of Saddam Hussein near the end of 2003 has by no means decided the US presidential race in 2004, writes James Zogby
International:
The United States: Costs of empire
Reviewed by Ramsey Al-Rikabi
South and Central America and the Caribbean: Democracy, à la America Latina
Reviewed by Jaideep Mukerji
Russia and former Soviet republics: The going gets tough
Reviewed by Gamal Nkrumah
Europe Old and new
Reviewed by David Tresilian
East and Southeast Asia: Threats without and within
Reviewed by Nyier Abdou
Africa: Blazing a trail
Reviewed by Gamal Nkrumah
South Asia: Hope amid uncertainty
Reviewed by Jaideep Mukerji
Culture:
A tense placidity
Youssef Rakha spotlights major cultural events in 2003
Heritage:
A bountiful year
Retrieving some of Egypt's illegally smuggled antiquities, celebrating the Cairo Museum's centennial, opening Alexandria's National Museum and finally choosing the winner of the Grand Museum of Egypt design are the year's major achievements, writes Nevine El-Aref
Sports:
A champion at the end
As the year closed, an Egyptian literally squashed the opposition at the World Open squash championship. Inas Mazhar reviews that conquest and the rest
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