Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 February - 3 March 2010
Issue No. 987
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A controversial review
UNHRC's first periodic review of human rights in Egypt ended with government officials pledging to implement a majority of its recommendations, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Back to school
The panic caused by swine flu is receding just as students are returning to school
Against the odds
What are the chances of the Ghad Party's founder, Ayman Nour, running in the coming presidential polls, Mona El-Nahhas asks
Impaired judgement?
Despite widespread opposition, procedures to appoint women to judicial posts at the State Council will be completed, Mona El-Nahhas reports
Unknown, unregistered, but thanks
You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Nevine El-Aref reports on the return of a previously unknown coffin that was only found thanks to the diligence of US customs officers
The El-Baradei phenomenon
The entrance of El-Baradei to the Egyptian political scene gives secular and liberal opposition parties a chance to regain ground from Islamists, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
El-Baradei with Moussa
After receiving a warm welcome at Cairo airport on 19 February, ex-IAEA head Mohamed El-Baradei has embarked upon a media campaign that includes sustained attacks on the regime, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Homecoming
Mohamed Abdel-Baky joined the hundreds of Egyptians who flocked to Cairo airport to welcome El-Baradei
Active agents
Women parliamentarians are striving for a greater role in addressing the common challenges facing the Mediterranean region. Reem Leila attended a conference which took the issue on
In defence of politics
The State Security Supreme Criminal Court will issue its ruling in the Hizbullah cell case in April. Amira Howeidy attended the hearings

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