Issue No. 791
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Tough messages
The first suicide bombing carried out by Jihad against Israel under the Hamas government outlines new realities on the ground, leaders of Palestinian resistance movements tell Amira Howeidy Pushing Palestinians to the edge
Suicide bombing returns to the Israeli-Palestinian scene as the Palestinians continue to be deprived by Israel of the basic necessities of life, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank  Taking matters in hand Ali Larijani, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and head of the Supreme National Security Council, tells Amira Howeidy that Iran does not need nuclear weapons to promote its influence in the region and that punishing Iran for pursuing a nuclear programme will damage everyone Iranian fait accompli
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that his country has gone nuclear has sounded alarm bells the world over, writes Mustafa El-Labbad Different country, same propaganda
The US public is being prepped for war on Iran in ways that echo to ill-fated war on Iraq, writes Emad Mekay  A call for reason
The visit of the French President Jacques Chirac to Egypt comes at a time of growing tensions in the region which dominated his talks with President Hosni Mubarak, writes Gamal Nkrumah Betting on Egypt
On the eve of his visit to Egypt, French President Jacques Chirac expounds on his vision on developments in the Middle East in an exclusive interview, in Paris, with Osama Saraya, Al-Ahram 's editor-in-chief  Cold shoulder
On his first official visit to Cairo, the new Palestinian foreign minister received a cool welcome, reports Dina Ezzat They won't take it lying down
Judges vow to reply to what they say is the state's attempt to quash their pro-reform colleagues. Mona El-Nahhas reports Influencing fate
A parliamentary report concludes that corruption and negligence sank the Al-Salam ferry, Gamal Essam El-Din reports Road to peace
Suzanne Mubarak's Women's International Peace Movement resumed its Peace Matters lecture series with renewed vitality, Nevine El-Aref reports Try living this
Kidnappings and death squads continue to tear Iraqi families apart, reports Firas Al-Atraqchi Rafsanjani in Damascus
The tide has turned in the favour of Iran and Syria in the ongoing confrontation with Washington, writes Sami Moubayed Lowering interest
The Central Bank of Egypt is sending strong signals to the market that the way for interest rates to go is down. Niveen Wahish reports  Must it be like this?
Rebels storm the Chadian capital Ndjamena, the French intervene militarily to save the president, and a diplomatic crisis ensues between Sudan and Chad. Paris, meanwhile, must let history take its course, writes Gamal Nkrumah  A musical resurrection
As the Coptic Orthodox Church prepares for its Easter celebrations, Laurence Moftah pays tribute to Ragheb Moftah, who spent his lifetime preserving the musical heritage of the church The bookseller
Amira El-Noshokaty interviews a master collector of memory  Beauty spread
As Miss Egypt 2006 walks away with the crown, Dena Rashed wonders what is to be expected of her 'Nicer to train women'
The former head coach of the German women's football team tells Ghada Abd El-Kader what her job was like |
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OVER FOR NOW: At a large rally organised by the ruling National Democratic Party in Alexandria on Sunday, the tension that rocked the Mediterranean port city over the weekend was finally defused as thousands of Copts and Muslims chose to march together, ending three days of sectarian violence...  Déjà vu in Alexandria
By Pierre Loza
 Coming together
By Gamal Nkrumah
 Strife hijacks NDP debate
By Gamal Essam El-Din
Domestic threats to peace
Sectarian clashes in Alexandria sound an alarm it is perilous to ignore, writes Ibrahim Nafie Beyond calculation
US plans for a military strike against Iran have already been drawn up and the Bush administration is mad enough to put them into action, writes Hassan Nafaa In no uncertain terms
The Muslim Brotherhood has exposed its true face. It is, writes Galal Nassar, far from pretty Draining the reservoir
Following months of controversy over the publication of cartoons insulting to the prophet it is clear that those who have benefited from the episode are extremists from both sides, writes Ismail Serageldin Strife in Alexandria
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