Al-Ahram Weekly Online   1 - 7 March 2007
Issue No. 834
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Unveiling the draft
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the NDP's initial drafts for 34 constitutional articles proposed by President Hosni Mubarak to be amended
Unity government in labour
While the Palestinians are pulling together, nothing on the other side -- Israel -- inspires optimism, writes Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank
Resistance wears new look
Meshaal is as charismatic as ever, but his language is changing, reports Dina Ezzat
Two weeks, little change
Security remains a mirage for Iraq's beleaguered population as Iraq's neighbours are lukewarm about supporting Maliki, writes Salah Hemeid
Outcome deferred
There are more questions than answers about regional prospects, writes Dina Ezzat
The power of denial
The case of Mohamed El-Attar appears to have everything necessary -- apostasy, espionage and homosexuality -- to keep public attention rapt, writes Jailan Halawi
Virtual crime, real prisoner
Karim El-Khashab follows the case of the first Egyptian blogger to be handed a prison sentence
Coptic Church rumbles on
More tension is surfacing within the world's oldest Orthodox institution. Gihan Shahine reports
Corruption made public
The People's Assembly and Shura Council have been swamped by a flurry of corruption charges. Gamal Essam El-Din sees which ones might stick
Iranian crisis gains momentum
Iran and the US continue to play cat and mouse as the pressure is building, face-saving options are few, and the spectre of war looms ominously ahead, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Declaring delays
The new customs declaration imposed on travellers to Egypt may well hinder the tourist movement, discovers Rehab Saad
Solidarity unlimited
NGOs marked a national day for street children, but, asks Amira El-Noshokaty, what about the rest of the year?
The must-have dress
Inas Mazhar peers down the catwalk for the hottest looks of the coming spring and summer
So Helenic, so cerulean
Restaurant review by Gamal Nkrumah
Egypt

The exquisite 19th-century edifice of Al-Kutub Khana at Bab Al-Khalq has been restored to its pristine grandeur after several years of renovations...
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Towards a unified Arab vision of Israel
Israeli jockeying around the Mecca Accord proves that it is not interested in a just peace, only pacification and the continuance of its colonial plans, writes Hassan Nafaa
Beating ploughshares into swords
The Arab Gulf is arming itself, but why, asks Ayman El-Amir
"Some of the people"
Egypt needs comprehensive political system reform, not piecemeal words in a constitution that mean nothing in real life, writes Amin Howeidi
Salama A Salama:
Let's go electronic!

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