From the archives:
The 1995 elections
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GEOGRAPHY OF THE HEART: After two decades of Israeli occupation, south Lebanon is slowly growing accustomed to freedom once again. Families have been reunited; land is being reclaimed. But for those rediscovering the south after a traumatic 20 years, this is also a time to reflect on territory still subject to the brutality of Israeli rule, and the plight of those in Lebanon who have not seen liberation yet -- the thousands of displaced Palestinians living in perpetual limbo, in the inferno of the camps. --see caption--
The smell of gardenias by Randa Shaath
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Miles apart
Arafat is not opposed in principle to a three-way summit with Israel and the US, but wants additional talks first to ensure the meeting's success
Within the fold
The US and a group of its "friends" from Europe and elsewhere met in Warsaw this week to discuss democracy. Dina Ezzat reports
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Corrupt MPs suffer court fury
Dubbed by one observer "the case of the century", the three-year long trial of 31 businessmen, banking officials and MPs on corruption charges ended this week. The full weight of judicial wrath was brought down on the defendants. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Playing hard ball with the Brotherhood
Next month the Supreme Military Court will hand down sentences on 20 leading figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Khaled Dawoud reports on the longest military trial of the last eight years
Battle for the Bar
Lawyers fear that long-awaited Bar Association elections will end up being further delayed, but are determined to fight possible government interference, reports Mona El-Nahhas
The improvement in Egyptian-Iranian relations, gradual since Khatami came to power, is set to move into the fast lane. Dina Ezzat, in Kuala Lumpur for the OIC conference, andAzadeh Moaveni, in Tehran, look at both sides of the narrowing divide
Bridges over troubled waters
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'It's just business'
Businessmen are gearing up for November's parliamentary poll. And if Rami Lakah's allegations are true, nasty mud-slinging may prove to be their favoured style of campaigning. Gamal Essam El-Din investigates
Boeing coverup?
As the US National Transportation Safety Board wraps up its inquiry into the crash of EgyptAir flight 990, the families of five crew-members are conducting their own investigation, writes Amira Ibrahim
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Switching smoothly
The Syrian leadership is keen to prove that all is "business as usual," swiftly implementing all the constitutional measures needed to confirm Bashar Al-Assad as Syria's 16th president. Khaled Dawoud writes
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A silver lining
Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections underscored the point that there is more than a semblance of democracy in a country torn by racial tensions, social and economic woes, writes Gamal Nkrumah
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The reformist within
As Iranian reformists wage their parliamentary battle in the name of the people, Azadeh Moaveni examines the depth of the movement's popular roots |
Screening the nation
 During the sixth round of the National Festival for Egyptian Cinema -- closing today -- the industry's chronic ailments have had hardly any effect on the Film Institute's shorter innovations, as refreshing as they are accomplished
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Variations on light and shadow
 From the very beginning, Egypt seemed a natural subject for camera buffs. Its monuments and landscape may be among the most photographed in the world. Yet while today's techniques have often allowed the reproduction of "timeless" images that could have been shot a century ago, one man is experimenting with the methods of his forerunners -- and revealing just how alive the past still is. Fayza Hassan meets Christian Langtvet
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Saudi visit
PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to meet today with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdallah.
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Social success
A UN SOCIAL summit in Geneva is assessing the progress made towards eradicating poverty since the Copenhagen Conference held five years ago.
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New approach
THIS WEEK'S meeting of foreign ministers for the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Kuala Lumpur will conclude tomorrow with a communiqué pledging closer cooperation and urging Islamic countries to take a role in shaping a globalisation-made world, reports Dina Ezzat from the Malaysian capital.
Pyramid democracy
New tombs uncovered at the Giza Plateau dispel the myth that pyramids were for kings alone, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Smoke where there's fire
Akram Shaf'i addresses the hot topic of nicotine addiction
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