Al-Ahram Weekly Online   1 - 7 July 2004
Issue No. 697
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Busy agenda awaits president
Following his recovery from a successful back operation in Germany, President Hosni Mubarak is set to come home to an agenda full of domestic and foreign concerns
Citizens at last
The long-awaited, revised Egyptian Nationality Law has become a reality. Reem Leila reports
Old guard blamed for obstruction
Whether Ebeid stays on as prime minister remains to be seen, but his cabinet's days are numbered. In two separate articles below, Gamal Essam El-Din and Sherine Abdel-Razek examine the record of the four-and-half year old cabinet
Taking stock
Whether Ebeid stays on as prime minister remains to be seen, but his cabinet's days are numbered. In two separate articles below, Gamal Essam El-Din and Sherine Abdel-Razek examine the record of the four-and-half year old cabinet
Putting promises into law
A new press law that scraps prison sentences is on the way -- at least that's what journalists have been told. Shaden Shehab investigates
Timely warning
The collapse of the throne hall ceiling in Prince Mohamed Ali's Manial Palace has set alarm bells sounding over the condition of this exquisite edifice, considered a fine example of Islamic art. Nevine El-Aref reports
Facing off
The press has once again made news out of the American University in Cairo. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
Al-Azhar on air?
Mustafa El-Minshawy wonders if Al-Azhar is serious about launching its own satellite channel
Looking beyond the river
Tripartite talks on Nile water management issues ended on Saturday in Sharm El-Sheikh on an upbeat note, writes Gamal Nkrumah

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