Al-Ahram Weekly

Conflicting red lines
Now that talks have begun to take place between Iraq and the United Nations, Salah Hemeid sees the need for drastic soul-searching by all concerned

Master-stroke or mischief?
The Garang-Turabi deal set the cat among the pigeons, upsetting both the Sudanese government and certain opposition parties, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Losing paradise
Gaza is where the Intifada is being fought at its fiercest and the Palestinians are at their most vulnerable. Graham Usher reports from Khan Yunis

Peace takes a back seat
As talks between US Secretary of State Colin Powell and Syria's Bashar Al-Assad focused on sanctions against Iraq, Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut that Lebanon feels left out

Strife blights elections
Yemen's municipal elections were marred by violence and charges of vote-rigging on all sides, Nasser Arrabyee reports from Sana'a

United they stand
Labour's decision to join a national unity government is unlikely to change Sharon's hard-line policies towards Palestinians, Khaled Amayreh reports from Jerusalem

		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 1 - 7 March 2001 Issue No.523
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