Al-Ahram Weekly Online   3 - 9 February 2005
Issue No. 728
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

'It is far from quiet here'
Nablus resident Anne Gwynne describes the nights of terror and destruction that were Israel's gift to the West Bank town's residents this year's Eid Al-Adha
Throwing the ball to the Americans
Mahmoud Abbas won an important battle in Jerusalem this week. There will be others, writes Graham Usher
Into the mainstream
Khaled Amayreh examines the implications of the success of Hamas in last week's local elections in Gaza
Hizbullah defiant
Hizbullah vows to continue its struggle to secure the release of Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli jails, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut

The day has come
Nermeen Al-Mufti takes stock of Sunday's elections across Iraq
Iraqi elections: what is next
The message from Sunday's vote is that Iraqis want to reclaim their country's full sovereignty, writes Abbas Kadhim
Doing their duty
Ahmed Mukhtar reports from Najaf on the elections day mood
A Bush triumph?
The Bush administration's latest spin, portraying Iraq's elections as "a resounding success", is not likely to stand for long, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington
Tehran's vote
Rasha Saad assesses the Iranian role in Iraqi politics
Turkey rattles the sabre over Kirkuk
Turkish threats of military action against Iraqi Kurds sent shockwaves across the region, writes Gareth Jenkins from Ankara

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