Issue No. 1018
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Abbas might call it a day
This time the Palestinian president may make good his resignation threats, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah Bin Laden goes green
Green is the colour of both Islam and environmentalists, and Al-Qaeda's leader has captured their twin spirits, muses Gamal Nkrumah Mubarak's next move
What's behind the sudden flurry of presidential activities, asks Dina Ezzat Flying diplomacy
Can the resumption of direct flights between Cairo and Tehran herald a wider rapprochement between the two capitals, wonders Doaa El-Bey Kicking the habit
Efforts to combat drug addiction are being stepped up, reports Reem Leila New finds at Luxor
A granite statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III was unearthed this week on the west bank at Luxor, reports Nevine El-Aref Scramble for selection
The ruling NDP began selecting candidates for the People's Assembly this week. Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the three-stage process What next for El-Dostour?
Amira Howeidy unravels events surrounding the dismissal of Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour 's founding editor and firebrand columnist A light unto the nations?
Various episodes this week have underlined the violence and hypocrisy of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem Losing the Al-Aqsa Intifada
The Palestinian factions have not always paid sufficient attention to the lessons of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. Could strategic failings be to blame, asks Saleh Al-Naami More false witness fall-out
The gulf over Al-Hariri tribunal widened further this week, as Syria made clear it would not sit on the sidelines, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut Ambiguous signals
Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the cautious official response to Al-Jazeera's charges Israel losing its appeal for Jews
Signs are strong that Israel could collapse from within as support amongst the Jewish Diaspora wanes dramatically, writes Saleh Al-Naami Challenges for Al-Maliki
For Nuri Al-Maliki to remain Iraq's prime minister, he will need more than the uncertain support of his Shia allies, writes Salah Hemeid Taha must try harder
Sudanese political bigwigs give little away in remarks regarding January's referendum, writes Gamal Nkrumah Consumer nightmare
Persistent hikes in food prices have taken fresh produce and meat costs to new heights, continuing an endless nightmare for consumers. Mona El-Fiqi reports The clock is ticking
While Egypt has attained progress on various Millennium Development Goals, it still faces challenges in the areas of poverty eradication, hunger and gender equality, Sherine Nasr reports Waking Ayodhya's ghosts
The implications of the verdict on the destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya are far more damaging for India's Muslims than they seem to realise, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed Israel in America: Putting the real minorities in their place
What are we to make of the latest changes in Obama's entourage, ponders Eric Walberg Roses on a rubbish dump
Nehad Selaiha marvels at the ability of artists to overcome the worst performance conditions Elegy for India
Egypt welcomes a familiar visitor with a flair for creative diplomacy Indian-style, deduces Gamal Nkrumah Puzzled in a magical location
Ati Metwaly discovers the Levant The crisis of art criticism
Vinous Fouad critiques the critics Getting what is good for you
Drinking milk is good for you, but is it always safe? Ahmed Abu Ghazala investigates government plans to make sure the answer is always yes 'Hand in hand'
The motto of the recently concluded regional games for the intellectually disabled was never clearer. Abeer Anwar reports from Damascus Might be too little
Despite Ahli's home win over Esperance in the first leg of the semi-final in the African Champions League, a late goal by the visitors kept Tunisian hopes alive, Ahmed Morsy reports |
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No words can describe the distress of Egyptians following the June 1967 war, when defeat brought home the extent to which Gamal Abdel-Nasser's national project had failed together with a sense of humiliation and, in many cases, grinding guilt...  Peace comes to Cairo
By Sarah Eid
Lockouts and irrelevance
This year's UN General Assembly was exceptional only in the degree to which civil society was excluded and substance was avoided, writes Curtis Doebbler Partitioning Iraq
Muhannad El-Azawi documents the planned destruction of Iraq following the US invasion and calls on Iraqis not to fall in the trap laid for them Nick Clegg's Zionist hymn-sheet
British Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg seems to be changing his tune on Palestine, writes Stuart Littlewood in London Reductive arguments
The Arab world's lack of democracy is not the fault of the West, writes Amr Hamzawy In place of strife
Strife is one of the most ambiguous political concepts, and potentially lethal for countries and peoples, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Millennium apathy
The UN Millennium Development Goals Summit was a tired and disappointing affair, says Mohsen Zahran Salama A Salama: Sole leaders |
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