Al-Ahram Weekly Online   24 - 30 December 2009
Issue No. 978
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

In touch
Presidential meetings with top Gulf officials aim to keep Egypt informed on security developments in the volatile region, Dina Ezzat reports
Education ministers face down critics
The ministers of education and higher education were placed in the hot seat by independent and opposition MPs on Saturday, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Demolition halt
Demolishing dangerous residential buildings sounds like a good idea. Unless, that is, you happen to be a resident, reports Reem Leila
The 'no' people return
After a long absence from the political scene, opposition parties are back, but Mona El-Nahhas wonders how serious they really are
Women's day
Celebrations marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of a UN convention abolishing discrimination against females, reports Reem Leila
Will she or won't she?
Egypt is to submit a formal request for the return of the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti, now on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Nevine El-Aref reports
A piece of history resurfaces
After 14 centuries, a giant monolith from a submerged temple was raised from the seabed in Alexandria last week, Nevine El-Aref watched the dramatic recovery

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