After the fall
Aryeh Deri's conviction on bribery charges last week marks the fall from grace of one of Israel's most influential politicians. But -- writes Graham Usher -- it would be unwise to write off his influence on the upcoming Israeli elections just yet
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Water violations
Israel's decision to cut Jordan's desperately needed water supply by half has triggered a political crisis between the two countries. Lola Keilani reports from Amman
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'Nothing to talk about'
As Israel escalates its rhetoric over the declaration of a Palestinian state, it is now almost certain that Yasser Arafat will agree to postpone the announcement, writes Khaled Amayreh from Jerusalem
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Is it finally over?
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While the US and Britain remain cautiously optimistic that two Libyan suspects will be handed over for trial next month, Tripoli is taking the first step towards the lifting of sanctions. Rasha Saad reports
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Lahoud cracks down on corruption
Lebanese authorities are making good on promises to crack down on corruption. But as Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, the drive has not been free from criticism
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A stormy meeting of the Arab League ended with "conciliatory formulas" on Iraq, to avoid deepening existing Arab splits. Khaled Dawoud attended the meeting and spoke to Iraq's foreign minister
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Arabs adopt
reconciliatory agenda
For weeks before the opening of the Arab League's foreign ministers' meeting last Wednesday, Arab diplomats had been fearing a repetition of an earlier gathering in January when the Iraqi delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Mohamed Said Al-Sahhaf, walked out. --read on--
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Sahaf: 'A small step'
We consider what was reached as small steps, representing the minimum of what we could achieve due to the political stands of the different countries, especially the Gulf states.
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Pilgrimage politics
Iraqi pilgrims returned home unable to perform the hajj, compounding the already sour relations with Saudi Arabia, writes Al-Ahram Weekly's special correspondent on Iraqi affairs
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