Al-Ahram Weekly Online   3 - 9 May 2007
Issue No. 843
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Contact, not negotiations
Is the resumption of meetings on the Arab-Israeli peace process an indication of its resurrection? Not necessarily, reports Dina Ezzat
Calm -- for now
An agreement between Sinai's Bedouin and the security apparatus ended recent tensions in the peninsula. But for how long, asks Serene Assir
Outlook stormy
No calm forecast for the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Workers remain undaunted
Their offices may have been shut down by state security, but CTUWS workers remain upbeat, writes Faiza Rady
When to hang up the robe
Judges are against extending their age of retirement. Mona El-Nahhas reports from the scene
Worst case scenario
Reem Leila reports on preparations to contain the impact of an Avian Flu pandemic
'Fraud, not freedom'
An Administrative Court ruling prohibiting Copts who had converted to Islam from returning -- officially at least -- to their original faith has provoked uproar, reports Gihan Shahine
Wonders never cease
But what about the Pyramids of Giza? Nevine El-Aref investigates

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