Al-Ahram Weekly Online   1 - 7 December 2005
Issue No. 771
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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
The Eastern alternative
Reviving the idea of an Eastern conference, regional intellectuals met in Istanbul to talk ideas, reports Mustafa El-Labbad
Erasing memory
Serene Assir investigates the means and implications of the propaganda war fought by corporate media in Iraq
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
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
Shaping up security
Jordan's new prime minister brings an air of ease to some while others fear for freedoms amid jittery times, reports Sana Abdallah in Amman
'Don't bomb Al-Jazeera'
The pan-Arab media has become yet another target of US aggression. Sherine Bahaa investigates
His first 100 days
Purging Iranian state institutions of opposition figures will only weaken Iran's new president, if not the entire country, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Foot-dragging forebodes Darfur peace
Darfur protagonists meet in Nigeria for a seventh, and hopefully final, round of peace talks, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Regime under fire
Opposition parties in Yemen are joining forces to challenge the centralisation of power in the country, reports Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa

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