Al-Ahram Weekly Online   28 July - 3 August 2005
Issue No. 753
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The signs ahead
Amira Howeidy examines interpretations of the Sharm El-Sheikh attacks
Uniting against the bombers
The tragic blasts in London and in Sharm El-Sheikh underline the need to coordinate anti-terrorism policies internationally, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Surviving Sharm
Jailan Halawi spent the week in Sharm El-Sheikh, in an attempt to discover how the blood-stained Red Sea resort was coping with the effects of last Saturday's blasts
Paradise lost
As one of the first journalists on the scene, Serene Assir witnesses the devastation of Sharm El-Sheikh
Cause and effect
In the wake of the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings the opposition renewed its attack on the performance of the Interior Ministry, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif
Stepping up security
As security forces continue to pursue the culprits, investigations are leaning to a possible link with Taba. Jailan Halawi reports
Mixed signals
How bad will the effect on tourism be? Rehab Saad monitors the possible impact
All is not lost
Early indications show that Egypt's reinvigorated economy may help cushion any negative repercussions of this week's bombings
Commentary: The hardest choice
The clash of civilisations is well underway. The problem, writes Tarek Atia, is that Machiavelli is coaching both sides
Transparency at last?
The Sharm blasts tested Egypt's crisis management expertise. Reem Nafie and Mustafa El-Menshawy monitor the government's performance on the ground, in the air, and on TV
A welcoming shore
Sharm El-Sheikh, which has most often been in the news as a venue for Arab-Israeli talks, became the cosmopolitan face of Egypt, writes Dina Ezzat

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