Issue No. 758
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Commitments, not promises
In his first interview of the presidential election campaign, President Hosni Mubarak -- the ruling National Democratic Party candidate -- speaks to Al-Ahram Chief Editor Osama Saraya Before the finish line
The upcoming presidential elections will put Egypt on a new path, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif Difficult to swallow
Experts are taking the economic programmes of presidential candidates with a grain of salt. Niveen Wahish reports All to itself
The Presidential Election Commission is coming under fire for ruling out any local monitoring of next week's presidential polls. Gamal Essam El-Din reports An averse judgement
Going back and forth on their boycott threats, judges may end up reluctantly agreeing to supervise the elections after all. Mona El-Nahhas investigates  Too early to tell
The reason so many people think the elections are just a show, writes Tarek Atia, is because all they can do -- for now -- is just watch Egypt in Gaza
Egypt has emerged as the Palestinians main political broker in Gaza -- and many Palestinians are unhappy about it, writes Graham Usher Sweep and siege
Security forces continue their siege of Jabal Halal in hot pursuit of suspects wanted in connection with the triple bombings of Sharm El-Sheikh. Jailan Halawi reports  Post-Arafat syndrome
Broad fissures are appearing between the Palestinian Authority, Fatah and the PLO as to who exactly is in command, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank Iraq broken
The power struggle in Iraq continues as negotiating constituencies attempt to fulfil their own agendas. Hana Al-Bayaty looks at the big picture Question time
While the results of the UN probe into Al-Hariri's assassination are pending, five Lebanese officials are detained for questioning, reports Serene Assir A boost to Palestine's economy
With Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the embattled Palestinian economy comes under scrutiny. Sherine El-Madany reports Ethics on the agenda
The famine in Niger and the fragile peace process in Burundi prove that a stronger UN must be part of any broader plan for African development, writes Gamal Nkrumah Aid under attack
Vital reconstruction work is being hampered in Afghanistan due to the growing strength of the insurgency in the country, reports Chris Sands from Kabul  Existence within an embrace
Novelist Edwar al-Kharrat pays tribute to the multi-faceted literary legacy of Badr El-Dib, who died last month To make a start
Nehad Selaiha is not too sanguine about the debuts of two new playwrights In the still of the night
What do Egypt's telecommunication moguls have in common with pop star Craig David? An interest in world peace, as Fatemah Farag finds out while in Sharm El-Sheikh Time to break
Local football will take time off as regional and international encounters crowd the calendar |
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In his first press interview during the presidential elections campaign, President Hosni Mubarak speaks to Al-Ahram chief editor Osama Saraya:
The party's over
The rise of political movements over parties is a direct function of a stolid inertia in the traditional political system, writes Gamil Mattar The end of Arab Iraq
The draft Iraqi constitution is set to break the country into three, pitching ethnic and denominational differences against each other and isolating Arabs, writes Abdallah Al-Ashaal Walls and ghettoes
Frustrated aspirations, until the world wakes up, define Palestinian political horizons as the occupation marches forward, writes Maren Karlizky Passively engaged
The Muslim Brotherhood is straddling the fence on Egypt's presidential elections, opines Amr El-Choubaki A crying shame!
by Nader Fergani Editorial: A constitution for partition
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