Al-Ahram Weekly Online   15 - 21 September 2011
Issue No. 1064
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Israeli alarm over elections in Egypt
Concerned about a spike in anti-Israeli sentiment, Israel has pushed the US to pressure Egypt's ruling military council to delay parliamentary and presidential elections, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza
Holding to peace
Both Cairo and Tel Aviv are trying to contain the worst crisis in their relations since signing the 1979 peace treaty. Whether they will succeed is uncertain, reports Doaa El-Bey
Changes in Egypt-Gulf relations
Egypt's relations with its close Gulf allies have changed since the country's 25 January Revolution, reports Dina Ezzat
A tangled web
Was there more to the violence that erupted in Cairo last Friday than meets the eye, wonders Khaled Dawoud
Make or break
Over 18 days Egyptians staged a perfectly orchestrated revolution, ousting a tyrannical regime that had ruled for more than three decades. Now it is passing through a bottleneck that will decide the country's future for years to come, writes Jailan Halawi
In camera
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the trials of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and 25 of his former henchmen
A game of drafts
The question of who should draft the new judiciary law has split judges, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Defining sedition
A government ban on issuing licences for new satellite channels has provoked a mixed bag of reactions, reports Reem Leila
Sidelined or in the lead?
Amani Maged looks at the balance sheet for the Islamists following their refusal to participate in last Friday's demonstrations
Unprincipled tactics
Once a beacon of liberalism, the Wafd has entered into an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood that threatens to tear the party apart, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
In search of a strategy
The country's political forces have been trying to distance themselves from last Friday's protests, looking for other ways to influence the country's future direction, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Syrians seek support
Doaa El-Bey listened to members of the Syrian opposition in Cairo
Ultras plead innocence
The avid and sometimes violent football fans have taken their show from stadiums to streets, as well as making an appearance on the political scene, Inas Mazhar reports
Nubian new beginnings
Nubia's remake is a splash in Lake Nasser, notes Gamal Nkrumah
College crisis
The anger vented by university professors is threatening to explode, reports Reem Leila
Final exit and last resort
Copts seeking the right to divorce and remarry are gathering in front of the Ministry of Justice today in order to present their collective resignation from the Coptic Orthodox Church, reports Rasha Sadek

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