Al-Ahram Weekly | International

The Ostankino inferno
Black August ended in a train of tragic disasters. Post-Communist Russia is a nation feeling down, writes Abdel-Malek Khalil from Moscow

Dressler's rehearsal
Germany's new ambassador to Tel Aviv has sparked Israel's ire by suggesting Jerusalem be placed under international administration. A storm in a teacup, reports Dominic Coldwell

Somalia's National Peace and Reconciliation Conference in Djibouti and Nigeria's return to civilian rule are shining examples of democracy taking a tenuous hold in Africa. Formidable problems still lie ahead with militarism, home-grown and foreign, threatening to nip the promising trends in the bud, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Heaven help us

Give peace a chance