Al-Ahram Weekly Online   20 - 26 August 2009
Issue No. 961
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Back in place
Egypt emerges as a key player in Washington's plans for the Middle East, reports Ezzat Ibrahim from Washington
The pursuit of common interests
Dina Ezzat examines what Mubarak had to say in a crucial visit to the US on domestic and regional affairs
Getting closer in cyberspace
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on last week's encounter between Gamal Mubarak and hundreds of Internet users
Counter criticism
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif gives a spirited defence of his government's performance. Gamal Essam El-Din reviews five years in power
Taste of freedom
Doaa El-Bey looks at the lessons to be learned from the release of 34 Egyptian fishermen held hostage for four months off the coast of Somalia
Airport protests
Egypt imposes further restrictions on omra pilgrims as part of its campaign to contain the spread of swine flu, reports Reem Leila

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