Al-Ahram Weekly Online   18 - 24 September 2008
Issue No. 915
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Our problems first
There appears to be a need to reconceptualise the nation's home and foreign policy agenda. Dina Ezzat looks at how it might be done
Agreement falters
Arbitration between the monks of Abu Fana Monastery and surrounding villagers has hit the rocks, reports Reem Leila
The Chinese arrived
Will Egyptian students be able to learn Chinese? For now Reem Leila got the answer in English but the first school in Egypt that will teach the language might change that
A premature end?
Rescue operations in Dweiqa have ended amid fears that bodies might still be trapped beneath the rubble, reports Mohamed El-Sayed
A real-life Ramadan drama
A spate of charges against a number of leading businessmen has thrown a spotlight on the link between wealth and political power, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Back to school...
... or not. Neither students nor teachers are happy with the start of the academic year, reports Mona El-Nahhas

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