Embers of unease
A strike by Britain's fire-fighters threatens Tony Blair's New Labour project and promises to further erode support from his working class constituency, reports James Corbett from London

Losing Russia
Hydar Jemal (or Geidar Jemal as he is known in Russian transcription) is a philosopher, public figure, ideologist of political Islam and chairman of the Russian Islamic Committee. He talked to Shohdy Naguib in Moscow of the Arab states' political ineptitude vis-à-vis Russia

Underlying currents
Last week, the sinking of the oil tanker 'Prestige' sent a flurry of accusations from Spain. The crying, however, seems to be over Gibraltar rather than spilt oil in London

Winds of change?
Using elections as a springboard, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has managed to keep all the aces in his hand. Iffat Malik reports from Islamabad

Beyond salvation
The sectarian violence that resulted in the cancellation of the Miss World beauty pageant in Nigeria threw into sharp focus the country's ominous religious divide, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Devil in the details
A recent survey on the attitudes of Arab and Jewish communities in the United States towards America's Middle East policy revealed that they both continue to support a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

As the Bush administration beats the drums of war in Iraq, Nyier Abdou finds growing opposition around the world

Kicking and screaming
Anti-war activists in the US and Europe are making sure that if a US-led coalition goes into Iraq, a considerable portion of the public will not go quietly

Unfinished business
The rumblings about a US-led war in Iraq have been audible since the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan last November..--read on--