Issue No. 774
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Images already in place
Preliminary election returns confirm Iraqi voters were divided along ethnic and religious lines, writes Salah Hemeid Downward spiral
Iraq's national elections reveal how split the country has become along sectarian and ethnic lines. It is an alarming picture, writes Zaid Salah In the waiting room
A new parliament is in session and a new government is in the making. Dina Ezzat examines the effect on the nation's ongoing reform process 'Restless' majority
Omayma Abdel-Latif explores the price the National Democratic Party may have to pay to keep its majority in the parliamentary assembly intact  Going plural
Ahead of elections slated one month from now, Fatah is fragmenting, with its candidate list divided and confused, reports Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank End in sight?
Ailing and weak from a hunger strike, Ghad Party Chairman Ayman Nour awaits Saturday's verdict. Mona El-Nahhas reports Playing defence
US-based expatriate Coptic activist Michael Mounir spoke to Salonaz Sami during a recent, highly controversial, visit to Egypt Shady links
Is there more to the Egyptian TV corruption scandal than meets the eye? Mohamed El-Sayed investigates Palestinian democracy at crossroads
The Palestinian elections show that the democratic process is constantly changing, writes Ramzy Baroud  The resistance will go on
Will Sunni participation in the political process put an end to armed resistance in Iraq? Omayma Abdel-Latif seeks answers No big deal
WTO deal locks in world trade inequalities, reports Emad Mekay from Hong Kong  A historic victory
The Bolivian president-elect is enjoying a high for the time being, writes Faiza Rady Sales tax revamp
Drastic amendments to the sales tax law await, writes Sherine Nasr Sane but yet modest
One year on, the QIZ protocol has yet to take off. Niveen Wahish sees why Sweet vituperation
Nehad Selaiha celebrates the reopening of Al-Hanager and hails an outstanding performance by Tayseer Fahmi In pursuit of the reader
The 24th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) threw into relief the publishing crisis in the Arab world, reports Rania Khallaf from the Gulf  Last of the lot
The final of the World Clubs Championship is where Ahli had hoped to be but the two places were reserved for the usual powerhouses of Europe and South America |
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A defiant Saddam Hussein is back for another face-off with the judges
 Goblins, snowmen and St Basil
by Gamal Nkrumah
On the judges' elections
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the significance of last week's elections at the Judges Club Managing tension
Egypt's parliamentary elections are not simply a domestic affair, but relate to the broader strategic struggle taking place the world over, writes Gamil Mattar Power bears its teeth
Torture is resurging around the world, ringing alarm bells over the lost rights of individuals vis-à-vis unbridled state power, writes Ayman El-Amir Define democracy
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