Al-Ahram Weekly Online   9 - 15 February 2011
Issue No. 1084
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Port Said on the defensive
After hosting the deadliest football-related riot Egypt ever witnessed, Ahmed Morsy not only finds Port Said in mourning but also trying to clear its name
Twin crises in parliament
The newly-elected People's Assembly saw heated debates this week about the attacks on the Interior Ministry in Cairo and the clashes in Port Said, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Who fired first?
Conspiracy theories have flourished as a result of the breakdown in security that has taken place across Egypt since last year's revolution, writes Jailan Halawi
Mohamed Mahmoud II
A shaky truce has been reached following a vicious five-day battle between protesters and anti-riot police which killed 15 people in the aftermath of the Port Said disaster. However, violence could be renewed amid calls for civil disobedience on Saturday, the first anniversary of Mubarak's removal, reports Khaled Dawoud
Islamists in a bind
The Muslim Brotherhood will either make it or break it, reports Amani Maged
Stolen lives
They died because they went to watch a football match. Reem Leila remembers those who died in last week's clashes in Port Said
Ahli's Ultras victims overnight
They used to be the nation's villains. Now, there is sympathy with them, Inas Mazhar reports
Not to forget Alexandria
The Mediterranean city is not standing still, reports Ameera Fouad
A city in the news
This week, Port Saidrose to unprecedented, albeit unwanted fame, reports Inas Mazhar
Bilateral relations, Abul-Naga under fire
The NGO crisis between Egypt and the US is heating up, writes Ezzat Ibrahim from Washington
Benefactor or back-stabber
Political considerations are taking centre stage in Cairo's conflict with Washington over civil groups, notes Gamal Nkrumah

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