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Settling the dust
The west's response to Hamas' epochal victory in the Palestinian elections has been one of absolute indecision, writes Graham Usher in Gaza Step forward for NDP reformers
The winds of change are blowing harder than ever in the ruling party, reports Dina Ezzat Sleepless in Vienna
The escalation of the Iranian nuclear crisis reaches a boiling point, writes Mustafa El-Labbad Legitimate interests
Omayma Abdel-Latif assesses the implications of the new wave of political Islam sweeping the region Cartoon battle turns uglier
A Danish newspaper's apology failed to subdue the anger on the street over cartoons depicting Prophet Mohamed. Gihan Shahine tracks a telling week Nazif pumps up the volume
The biggest surprise in Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's parliamentary policy statement was its bluntness. Gamal Essam El-Din reports  Party dispute smacks
As the Wafd crisis escalates, the party's mouthpiece disappears from the newsstands. Salonaz Sami reports Sohag's heritage in focus
A week-long symposium on Christianity and monasticism opens today at Sohag's White Monastery, reports Jill Kamil  The problem is Israel, not Hamas
Hamas's rise to power is only a problem if Israel remains wedded to its colonial policy of stealing Palestinian lands and terrorising its people, writes Khaled Amayreh Fatah comes to terms
Fatah promises to study the Palestinian election results and learn from them, but will the movement join Hamas in a national unity government? Erica Silverman reviews events from Gaza City Fanning the fires of fear
Iraqi families are acting on rumour and fear and are gathering in neighbourhoods where their own confessional denominations predominate, writes Nermeen El-Mufti  Chaos in court
In his first session presiding over the trial of Saddam Hussein, Judge Rauf Rashid Abdul-Rahman on Sunday expelled half the defendants from the courtroom in a move that led to the entire defence team walking out, reports Doaa El-Bey Just say no to oil
In an annual address, President Bush called for the US to wean itself off of Middle Eastern petroleum and adapt to a globalising world, Paul Wulfsberg writes from Washington  Asia stars in the Alps
Capitalist culture was acclaimed at Davos 2006, writes Gamal Nkrumah The other side
Activists met in Caracas to discuss imperialism, war and poverty, writes Serene Assir Davos sings a new tune
Unemployment and FTA with the US dominated the Egyptian delegation's stay in Davos, writes Nihal Saad  Baking the cake
Steven Spielberg's Munich, writes Joseph Massad, legitimises Israeli policy towards Palestinians while nodding away any moral qualms A different cup of tea
Hicham Safieddine finds this year's Cultural Café striving after relevance  Join the wave
A new prominence of women in the stands has changed the atmosphere of football matches forever. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab captures the mood of a nation Show down
Short of three star players, Egypt will meet DR Congo tomorrow, kicking off the knockout stage at the Cairo Stadium. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab reports on Group A and B quarterfinals |
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UNPRECEDENTED waves of anger, diplomatic and economic boycotts swept across the Islamic world over 12 blasphemous cartoons published in Denmark's daily Jyllands-Posten, ultimately forcing an apology from the newspaper on Monday...
Arab liberals unite!
The US is jumping to support liberal Arab political forces while what it really needs to do is look again and learn to accommodate Islamist currents, writes Amr Hamzawi Reassuring liberties
Freedom of expression is less dangerous to the foundations of the state than its absence, writes Ahmed Naguib Roushdy Egypt and the ghost of Marx
Underlying dynamics in Egyptian politics reveal a classic struggle unfolding between two bourgeois classes, all in the context of a largely disregarded mass, writes Khalil El-Anani The state of Iraq is not good, Mr President
Iraqis continue to suffer as the country is slowly torn at the seams, Firas Al-Atraqchi warns the Bush administration Positive for all
The victory of Hamas in Palestinian legislative elections may help, not hinder, the peace process between the Arab world and Israelis, writes Muqtedar Khan Undeniable and uncomfortable truths
However much pro-Palestinian activists abhor the state of Israel, the Jewish Holocaust happened and it must be accounted for, writes Sue Blackwell Dodging political landmines
Essam El-Erian enumerates the factors that have brought Egyptian-US relations to a crucial turning point Stubborn realities
While there was euphoria in some quarters and the gnashing of teeth in others, the more appropriate response to the recent Palestinian elections requires thoughtful assessment, writes James Zogby Moment of truth
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