A resilient spirit
What challenges lie ahead for the G-15? Ibrahim Nafie reflects
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Not much of a choice
Abdel-Jawad Saleh sees the current situation leading inevitably to a whirlpool of violence and defeat
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Syria: Continuity and change
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed looks into how far the generational change in Syria's leadership can bring about a change in Syrian politics
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Settling for weakness
Syria and Iraq may have reached a smooth stretch on the bumpy course of their relations; but Baathist ideology is the road kill they have left behind. Medhat El-Zahed comments
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Close up
By Salama Ahmed Salama
Bashar's priorities
The Baath Party has now completed the formalities to transfer power to Bashar Al-Assad. After the referendum scheduled for early next month, he will find himself in the thick of the problems inherited from his father
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Editorial
Everyone's apocalypse
The G-15 summit held in Cairo this week reflects Egypt's strong belief in the need to mobilise developing nations to ensure that they have a say in the world economy.
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Naguib Mahfouz
The sources of dreams
Besides the Qur'an, heroic epics formed my literary style. I remember reading Antara, Hamza Al-Bahlawan and other stories at an early age.
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Soapbox
Compatible credibility
By Fadia El-Ghazali Harb
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