Issue No. 731
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Eye of the storm
Can Arab diplomacy save Syria from the wrath of the international community?  Voices of dissent
Al-Hariri's assassination has galvanised and strengthened anti-Syrian opposition in Lebanon, Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut Trying times for Damascus
Some in Syria call for an immediate pullout from Lebanon, given the surge in opposition activity, while others choose patience. Sami Moubayed writes from Damascus Making up lost ground
Mohamed Al-Anwar reports from Baghdad on who gets what in the new government Gaza for the West Bank
Israelis and Palestinians agreed: Israel's latest Cabinet decisions were historic. But the reasons were entirely different, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem Reforming the dynamic
With the cancellation of an upcoming reform conference, the diplomatic tensions between Egypt and several key Western capitals bubbled to the surface. Dina Ezzat reports Safety check
Egypt, the Palestinians and Israel brace themselves for the evacuation of illegal settlements in Gaza, writes Serene Assir The bigger political picture
Are the opposition parties really all that opposed to the ruling National Democratic Party, asks Gamal Essam El-Din  Enough is not enough
A new dynamic was in the air at the Kifaya (Enough) movement's third and largest demonstration, reports Amira Howeidy Nasserists battle Brothers at the Bar
Will upcoming elections be the decisive moment in the ongoing Islamist-Nasserist Bar Association feud, asks Mona El-Nahhas  Wait and see
Mohamed Al-Anwar, in Baghdad, talks to veteran Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi about post-elections Iraq Post-election doldrums
Continuing bloodshed deprives Iraqis of the luxury of discussing the elections and debating the shape of the future government, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad Spotlight on Syria
US officials will escalate pressure on Syria to pull out its troops from Lebanon ahead of upcoming spring elections, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington Threats and menaces
As EU-Iran talks continue Washington is escalating its campaign against the Islamic republic, reports Rasha Saad An embattled democracy
The conviction of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart signals that America's democratic space is shrinking. Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports from New York Curtain call
Nehad Selaiha discovers the allure of hidden things in The Curtain at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina |
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In their grief, the Lebanese demonstrate a rare sense of unity, overcoming the political and sectarian divisions that have plagued the nation's modern history...  Illegal: The Iraqi Special Tribunal for Saddam
by Curtis Doebbler
 The gender of Islam
by Margot Badran
Mending fences
Ibrahim Nafie detects a more conciliatory tone coming out of Washington Death, lies and politics
Whatever the true legacy of Rafiq Al-Hariri, it will be shredded and reassembled to fit the goals of others, writes Azmi Bishara Lebanon on the brink
The assassination of Rafiq Al-Hariri targeted Lebanon's reconstruction. Next in sight will be the resistance, predicts Hassan Nafaa Al-Hariri assassination
The brutal murder of the symbol of Lebanon's reconstruction threatens to make the conflict between Syria and Lebanon the most critical in the region Mohamed Sid-Ahmed comments Transforming reality
Sharon's tactics will now focus on turning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into an internal Palestinian one, writes Mustafa Al-Barghouti US provocations
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