Al-Ahram Weekly Online   17 - 23 November 2005
Issue No. 769
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A chaotic day
Megaphones, money and ambivalent policemen were just some of the things seen by Al-Ahram Weekly reporters monitoring the parliamentary election run-offs
Better the first time
Rights groups said violence, fraud and vote-buying marred Tuesday's run-off elections. Gihan Shahine reports
Reality hits hard
Promises of a reformed People's Assembly look further from reality than ever, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Hardly a sore loser
Defiant after losing his parliamentary seat to the NDP, Ghad Party Chairman Ayman Nour tells Mona El-Nahhas he's already preparing for the next battle
Nailing colours to the mast
Coverage of the first round of elections saw the Egyptian press pinning its bias to its sleeve,writes Fatemah Farag
Tough week for election press
Over the past few days, journalists have been assaulted, and prevented from doing their jobs. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates
Battle of the blogs
The arrest and then release of an Alexandria blogger has pushed the vibrant Egyptian blogosphere into the limelight. Amira Howeidy talks to some of its stars
Business for peace
With the US pressuring Sudan to solve the crisis in Darfur, Egypt has once again stepped in as a regional mediator. Reem Nafie reports
Back to Barcelona
Magda El-Ghitany reports on Arab preparations for this month's Barcelona Summit
Many wary of faith-based TV
Called Agaphy, the first Coptic Christian satellite TV channel began broadcasting this week. It has already generated controversy, Reem Nafie reports

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