Al-Ahram Weekly

25 - 31 May 2006
Issue No. 796
Egypt

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The World Economic Forum on the Middle East took place earlier this week in Sharm El-Sheikh. A state-of-the-art convention centre, hurriedly constructed in eight months to the surprise of everyone, hosted the event. If anything, the forum proved that Egypt could do anything it puts its mind to, report Sherine Bahaa and Niveen Wahish from Egypt's top Red Sea resort

All is well...

The World Economic Forum failed to make headlines, but was an important meeting of minds

Talking shop?

Palestinians and Israelis did manage to talk at the WEF in Sharm El-Sheikh, but nothing of real value emerged

Aggressive partnership

The Arab private sector has yet to realise its full potential

Highlights

Another Tuesday, another fall

Share prices continue to fall despite positive economic indicators, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek

Where credit is due

Mrs Suzanne Mubarak says women deserve more attention for their economic power. Reem Leila reports

Congress told to maintain aid to Egypt

By consistently toeing the US line Cairo is winning friends in Washington, writes Emad Mekay

The punches keep coming

After last week's rejection of his appeal, Ayman Nour's political career will be on hold for at least a decade, reports Mona El-Nahhas

Sentences in wake of fire tragedy

Former Cultural Palaces Director Mustafa Elwi and seven other top officials in the Ministry of Culture were each sentenced on Monday to 10 years' hard labour and given a LE10,000 fine for their responsibility in the Beni Suef theatrical conflagration, Nevine El-Aref reports

Seeking bluer skies

EgyptAir is scrambling to prevent Arab carriers from poaching its top pilots, writes Amirah Ibrahim

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