Al-Ahram Weekly Online   24 February - 2 March 2005
Issue No. 731
Opinion
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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
Finally facing facts
Post Sharm El-Sheikh it is the balance of interests and not power that must dictate the shape of any lasting peace, writes Amin Howeidi

Cartoon by Gomaa

Editorial:
Eliminating pretexts

Close up:
US provocations
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Tyrants and terrorists
By Salah Eissa

The Cairo gathering
By Naguib Mahfouz


This week:
Queen Nariman

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