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Message to Washington
The leader of Iraq's main Shi'ite opposition group has long opposed US plans to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Yet, in an interview with Al-Ahram Weekly, he indicated that he might be having a change of heart
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'We just don't trust the Arabs'
As Turkey takes another step toward the most explicitly nationalist government in the republic's history, analysts are wondering what or who has changed. Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul
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Netanyahu moves on Orient House
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seems adamant, ahead of the upcoming elections, to weaken the status of Jerusalem's Orient House as a symbol of Palestinian claims to the holy city, writes Sherine Bahaa
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A channel to unwanted talks
Lebanon is denying that it will negotiate directly with Israel over the occupation of Arnoun. But, as Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, a statement by the monitoring group has caused controversy surrounding the future of Lebanon's policy
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Rights groups issue 'Casablanca Declaration'
In an unprecedented move, human rights activists from 15 Arab countries held a three-day meeting in Morocco last week to hammer out a common strategy to introduce "a culture of respect for human rights". Dalal Abu Ghazaleh reports from Casablanca
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Bouteflika's presidency begins
ABDEL-AZIZ Bouteflika formally took over as Algeria's new president at a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday boycotted by opposition groups which accuse the military of rigging his election. --read on--
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City of roses besieged by terror
The small, peaceful villages surrounding the city of Bleida, once known by Algerians as la ville des roses, have become battlegrounds between the army and the militants. Khaled Dawoud visited the area
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Jordan-Syria ties on the mend
The warm welcome King Abdullah received in Damascus marked Syria's willingness to open a new page in its relations with Jordan. Yet, writes Lola Keilani from Amman, only time will tell whether the two neighbours can overcome their differences
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