Syria under assault
Lebanon's latest assassination underlines the need for reason as political crimes are investigated, writes Ibrahim Nafie
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
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
Parties, problems and polls
Egypt's parliamentary elections achieved one thing very clearly: the reconstitution of the elite at the cost of real democratic renewal, writes Amin Howeidi
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Editorial:
Denuclearise the entire Middle East
Close up:
Define democracy
By Salama A Salama
Soapbox:
Middle East malaise
By Samir Sobhi
A defective democracy
By Naguib Mahfouz
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