Al-Ahram Weekly Online   23 - 29 December 2004
Issue No. 722
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Fortress Iraq
American plans to deny the Arab-Muslim identity of the country they have occupied are bound to end in failure, write Abdul-Ilah Al-Bayaty and Hana Al-Bayaty
Beyond security
Nermeen Al-Mufti relates the everyday tale of Iraq's kidnap victims
News of warring clans
As the country prepares to go to the polls next month, Yehia Said reports from Baghdad on a society which is turning against itself
Return to Mogadishu
The return, next week, of the Somali government is a prelude to development and rehabilitation, writes Mahmoud Murad
The axioms of resistance
A horrific Israeli onslaught on Khan Younis left 12 Palestinians dead and 70 more wounded, including many children, Khaled Amayreh reports
Marriage of convenience
After prolonged haggling the Likud and Labor parties agree to form a government, reports Khaled Amayreh
Saudi influence slips
Differences effectively derail the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, reports Sherine Bahaa
Al-Manar in the dog house
Al-Manar television station has become the latest independent Arab broadcasting corporation to be hounded by the West, reports Cilina Nasser from Beirut
Converging interests
Forget the rhetoric: Iranian-American relations seem set to blossom during Bush's second term of office, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

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