Issue No. 771
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As tough as it gets
With the judges entering the fray, the final stage of parliamentary elections scheduled for today and Wednesday will be more contentious than ever, reports Gamal Essam El-Din  Closer to the right role
Going into the final stage of parliamentary elections, judges supervising the polls are being given more guarantees than before. Will that, asks Mona El-Nahhas, end their ongoing struggle with the state? Doubts about parliamentary legality
Will the newly-elected parliament last? Gamal Essam El-Din explores the assembly's legal and constitutional status in the wake of election violations and court appeals A substantial absence
Mario Trinidad, in the Spanish capital, looks beyond the sound bites of the Barcelona Summit A shot in the foot
Charges of election fraud in its primaries raise again the question of whether Fatah can continue to dominate Palestinian politics, reports Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank Springtime for Sharon
Ariel Sharon has forged a new party and a new creed to pursue an old political ambition -- the exclusion of the Palestinians, writes Graham Usher  Lessons learned
Amira Howeidy finds out why the Muslim Brotherhood is on target to win 100 parliamentary seats despite election fraud, violence and arrests Political wastelands
The secular opposition is the biggest casualty of the parliamentary elections, writes Fatemah Farag 'Stunning failure'
Rights groups say police interference in the balloting process and intimidation of judges and local monitors have further eroded the popularity of the ruling party. Gihan Shahine reports Not everyone's border
Serene Assir reports from Rafah as the Egypt-Gaza border reopens Partnership in question
Ten years on and the Barcelona Declaration's spirit of partnership appears to be floundering, reports Magda El-Ghitany Not missing after all
A human trafficking case pops up, highlighting a potentially wider problem. Jailan Halawi reports  Free at last?
The border between Gaza and Egypt is open, but this is not the whole of the Palestinian issue, writes Erica Silverman in Gaza Which way around?
Is Syria cooperating with Mehlis, or Mehlis with Syria? Sami Moubayed poses the question 'Don't bomb Al-Jazeera'
The pan-Arab media has become yet another target of US aggression. Sherine Bahaa investigates Energetic growth
Natural gas will be the driving force of Egypt's energy industry by 2030, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek Telecom Egypt calling
With 20 per cent of Telecom Egypt up for grabs the clamour is deafening, reports Niveen Wahish Musharraf's 'one-man' democracy
Pakistan has returned to the Commonwealth, though not yet to democracy, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Guantanamo is just an aside
A conference on torture and ill-treatment of detainees highlighted the human cost of the war on terror. Tamam Ahmed Jama reports from London  Betraying the dream
Nehad Selaiha meets Muhammad 'Ali posing as tragic hero at Al-Ghad Theatre Field visits
In less than two months the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Egypt. Inas Mazhar joined a recent inspection tour of the tournament's venues |
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Palestinians wait in front of the passport control office in Rafah, Gaza, to cross the EU-supervised terminal between Gaza and Egypt  Ahmadinejad's first 100 daysby Mustafa El-Labbad
In search of a new legitimacy
If parliamentary elections have proved anything it is that now is the time for change, writes Hassan Nafaa Towards the renaissance
The Muslim Brotherhood's success in Egypt's parliamentary elections is based on its honesty, diligence and appeal as a mirror of Islamic heritage, writes Essam El-Erian Mutual containment
The Muslim Brotherhood, far from adhering to defined principles, is a movement that employs political opportunism at will, writes Salah Eissa Battling with illusions
There is both less and more to the struggle between the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood than meets the eye, writes Samir Morcos Israel and Egypt's elections
Sharon's surprise departure from the Likud in Israel and the gains made by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's parliamentary elections changed the landscape in both countries. Will this affect the relationship between them? Asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed |
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