Al-Ahram Weekly Online   19 - 25 May 2005
Issue No. 743
International
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Ethiopia under scrutiny
Fair or flawed, this week's Ethiopian elections were hailed as a landmark achievement in African democracy, writes Gamal Nkrumah
The Bolton brouhaha
The battle over John Bolton's nomination as the next American ambassador to the UN has entered a new phase, reports Sharif Abdel-Kouddous from New York
It takes two to tango
The first summit between Arab and Latin American countries was less successful than it might have been, reports Dina Ezzat
The master terrorist
Following much pressure, the Bush administration finally arrested convicted terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, writes Faiza Rady
'Successful defiance'
The Bush administration's crusade against Cuba at the UN is relentless, writes Faiza Rady
Unrest in Uzbekistan
Hundreds were killed in a military crackdown in Uzbekistan after anti-government protests turned violent. Uzbek President Islam Karimov has blamed the situation on Islamic radicals...

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