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Tense stability
Awaiting the UN report on the Israeli withdrawal, Lebanon's government acts cautiously to maintain security, writes Ranwa Yehia from Beirut
Making Lebanon whole again
As the defeated Israelis absconded, leaving their SLA allies to an apparently dismal fate, Hizbullah, the victors, acted with dignity. For the first time in decades, writes David Hirst in Beirut, Lebanon could become whole again, and not just in a physical sense
Labouring on
As the leader of the suspended Labour Party backs the government candidate for Bar Association elections, Mona El-Nahhas explores the intricacies of a possible deal in the making
Journalists give Al-Shaab 'critical' support
The Press Syndicate has come out against a decision suspending the publication of Al-Shaab, reports Shaden Shehab
Intellectuals fight back
Al-Azhar's request to review all books published by the Ministry of Culture was denounced by some 2,500 writers who declared it to be a threat to freedom of expression. Khaled Dawoud reports
Reformists ready for gradual revolution
With more reformists in Iran's government, a new stage opens in the clerical regime's power struggle. In Tehran, Azadeh Moaveni leafs through the reformists' agenda
Wars within wars
Ethiopia surges ahead, brazenly claiming that borders were never its main concern. Calm will only come with international intervention, writes Dan Connell
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