Issue No. 705
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26 August - 1 September 2004 Issue No. 705 Front Page |
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Countdown in Khartoum
The Darfur peace talks in Nigeria stall over demobilisation, but efforts to secure peace in Sudan continue, writes Gamal Nkrumah Return of the Ayatollah
Will the return of Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani secure a peaceful end to Najaf's siege, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif  Woe betide Najaf
In Najaf Nermeen Al-Mufti provides an eyewitness account of a holy city under siege Back to the streets
The Palestinian leadership is being forced to come to grips with political reform and corruption, writes Lamis Andoni  Cracking under the strain
Israel is under mounting pressure to present a fairer face to the world by both local and international groups, writes Jonathan Cook 'No room left'
As Palestinians try, not very successfully, to bring a semblance of order to their house, Israel is grabbing even more of their land, reports Khalid Amayreh from the West Bank Catch-22
US dictates are ruining the chances of Iraq's interim government to restore peace in Iraq, writes Nadhim Abdel-Wahed Al-Jasur An odd couple
A new era in Turkish-Israeli relations is in the making, writes Bulent Aras Saudis ready for the poll
Saudi Arabia is set to take a first, albeit timid, step towards "limited democracy", reports Rasheed Abu Alsamh from Jeddah Opposition slams new parties law
A new NDP-driven bill aimed at amending the political parties law got a lukewarm reaction from opposition parties. Gamal Essam El-Din reports  Housing minister under fire
Is Housing Minister Ibrahim Suleiman being investigated for alleged corruption? Gamal Essam El-Din tries to find out Linkdotnet in US dock
A young Egyptian IT executive awaits trial in New York on fraud charges. Reem Nafie looks into the perplexing case of Linkdotnet CEO Khaled Bishara  Choreographing the future
Choreographer Walid Aouni speaks to Amal Choucri Catta about modern dance at the Cairo Opera House Wheel of fortune
Amira El-Noshokaty plays the winning numbers |
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A displaced Sudanese woman carries wood in the Otash camp in south Darfur amid heavy rains...  Arab-Americans and the US electionsby Naseer Aruri
An antithesis is not an alternative
Is Moqtada Al-Sadr the alternative to the American occupation of Iraq personified? No more than Kerry is to Bush, writes Azmi Bishara Frontline Iraq, Palestine
Sentiment in the Arab street instinctively links Palestinian resistance to Israel with Iraqi resistance to US strategic designs. It is not mistaken, writes Hassan Nafaa Revolution evolves
The complex history of Palestinian national liberation and its expression in varied factions and parties is a terrain full of lessons for the future of the Palestinian struggle, writes Qais Abdel-Karim Extinction!
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the growing threat of nuclear terrorism |
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