Al-Ahram Weekly Online   15 - 21 April 2004
Issue No. 686
Egypt
EGYPT 2010 MONDIAL BID
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Between friends
President Mubarak's visit to the United States renewed the strategic ties between the two countries, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington
Another start
Egyptian officials believe President Mubarak's meeting with President Bush at Crawford was a great success, Khaled Dawoud reports from Houston, Texas
Obituary: Said El-Naggar (1920 -- 2004)
Unwaveringly liberal
Pursuing peace further
The Suzanne Mubarak International Women's Movement for Peace restates its call for peace and equality. Dina Ezzat reports
From the Nile to the Rhine
Basel has been seized by Tutmania as the "Tutankhamun: The Golden Beyond" exhibition opens to the public. Nevine El-Aref reports on the influx of visitors a day after its official inauguration
Biscuit mystery
With food poisoning cases multiplying in public schools, the various ministries in charge deny responsibility. Reem Nafie reports
Resignation with a difference
An MP set a new precedent last week by deciding to resign from parliament due to his despair at the stagnation of political life. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Explaining The Passion
Egyptians, Muslims and Christians alike, flocked to view Mel Gibson's blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. Gihan Shahine finds out why
Freeing the mind
Conscious nano-robots and genetically designed "genius" babies -- where is science leading humanity, and does Egypt have a role to play? Reem Nafie attends a lecture by Nobel Prize winner Ahmed Zuweil

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