Al-Ahram Weekly Online   26 April - 2 May 2007
Issue No. 842
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Problems by the dozen
Iraq's prime minister comes to Cairo amid ongoing violence nationwide and a refugee crisis that threatens to overwhelm the region. Were solutions proposed, asks Dina Ezzat
Tacit tilting
Dina Ezzat suggests Egypt is moving closer to the Lebanese government
Venting anger
Parliamentarians take the foreign minister to task after accusing him of soft peddling over Israel's 1967 massacre of Egyptian prisoners of war, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Labouring with mistrust
Tuesday is Labour Day. But who's celebrating, asks Karim El-Khashab
Smoke and mirrors
Is the US softening its stance towards the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood? Gihan Shahine digs into the controversy surrounding the first known meeting between the US and the group since 9/11
Constitutional challenge threatened
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the parliamentary debate that preceded this week's passing of the military tribunals law
Guilty verdict on Attar
Jailan Halawi examines the case of Mohamed Essam El-Attar, sentenced this week to 15 years in jail after being found guilty of spying for Israel

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