Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 February 2011
Issue No. 1086
Egypt
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Working for a would-be president
Amira Howeidy meets the campaigners on whom the success or otherwise of presidential candidates depends
The melting pot
Political cocktail to please or the birth of a new political project? Amira Howeidy explores the political diversity of the Abul-Fotouh campaign
Collision course
Doaa El-Bey examines the fallout from the diplomatic row over Egypt's clampdown on NGOs accused of receiving foreign funding
Courting bad relations
The trial of American and European NGO workers begins this week, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
Tehran on the way?
Amani Maged asks whether Egyptian-Iranian relations will resume
Questions, but few answers
Interpellations submitted in the People's Assembly were dominated by growing tensions with the US and accusations against the military rulers, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
People chip in
A public initiative to forgo US foreign aid may be sending Washington a strong message. Gihan Shahine gauges public opinion
The end is nigh
Hosni Mubarak's trial ended yesterday and a verdict is expected soon. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Rearrival of the judiciary law
Shelved for nearly three months, the draft judiciary law has made a recent comeback, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Underground line opens
The first phase of Cairo's underground third line, inaugurated on 21 February, adds five new stations to the rail network. The latest line is the initial phase of an expansion that will at the end link Cairo University in Giza with the capital's international airport...
A message of dissatisfaction
Egypt withdrew its ambassador from Damascus this week, increasing the Syrian regime's isolation, writes Doaa El-Bey
Seeking reconciliation
Reem Leila reports on attempts to end the sectarian tensions which have rocked the village of Al-Nahda
Making a boat fit for a king
Analysis of wooden samples taken from Khufu's second solar boat could determine the appropriate methods of restoration, Nevine El-Aref reports

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