Fiasco in Seattle
While the din of activists' protests deafened the streets outside, no deals were clinched behind closed doors, write Thomas Gurguisian in Seattle and Faiza Rady in Cairo
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Argun's no Stalingrad
Moscow is stepping up its bombardment of Chechen capital Grozny and trying to overrun the strategic town of Argun, but the Chechens are holding out, writes Abdel-Malek Khalil from Moscow
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Mahathir hangs on
Malaysia's recent election indicated a shift in the Malay Muslim vote in favour of the opposition, writes Mohamed Khaled
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Losers and Lusophones
Let's straighten out one misconception: cultural ties indeed are often used to bridge yawning gaps in the ideological orientation of different states.
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