Al-Ahram Weekly Online   27 April - 3 May 2006
Issue No. 792
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Dahab residents defiant
In Dahab, residents of the town rocked by three bombs tell Jailan Halawi of their determination to see life in their corner of paradise return back to normal as quickly as possible
The guessing game
The identity of the Dahab bombers remains a mystery, report Niveen Wahish and Sherine Abdel-Razek
Slurs and slanders
Jordan persists in assigning criminal intentions to Hamas while the movement strives to ensure law and order at home, reports Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
Iraq priority
Ending sectarian violence that continues to course through Iraq will be the new government's most daunting task, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif
A judicial Intifada?
Today's emergency meeting of the general assembly of the Judges' Club comes after a week of escalating conflict between the judiciary and state authorities, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Sects and politics
The Sinai attacks, launched shortly after the discovery of new terrorist cells, have reinforced the already strong belief that emergency rule will be extended, reports Jailan Halawi
Change of tack
Kifaya is embarking on its own institutional reforms in an attempt to achieve its goals, reports Mohamed El-Sayed
Converging on Abbas
Ehud Olmert appears to be near forming his government -- Mahmoud Abbas may be near dissolving his, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem
Clutching at straws
Do Bin Laden's outlandish statements on Darfur, the UN Security Council vote on Sudan and President Al-Bashir's surprise visit to Tehran collectively augur ill or bode well, wonders Gamal Nkrumah
Less taxing, more revenue
Implementation of the new income tax law is yielding positive results, but might need some fine-tuning, writes Sherine Nasr
Cypriot connection
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos talks to Abdel-Azim Darwish about prospects of deepening friendship and fruitful collaboration between Egypt and the Mediterranean island nation, which is now a fully-fledged and prosperous European Union member-state
Cairo's spring of poetry
Qassim Haddad: introduced and translated by Ferial Ghazoul and John Verlenden
When the details derail
The complex twists of Syriana distract as much as they inform, finds Hani Mustafa
Scent and sensibility
There's more to fragrance than meets the nose: Amira El-Noshokaty sniffs into the world of aromatherapy
Egypt

Sandals are seen in a pool of blood at the site of one of the three explosions that took place on Monday in the Red Sea resort of Dahab...
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Iran is Bush's bogeyman
By Firas Al-Atraqchi
A greater Palestine?
By Sharif Elmusa
Wrapped in canvas
By Rania Khallaf

 

A message to Ehud Olmert
The state of Israel must give up on its colonial dreams and negotiate peace now, writes Amin Howeidi
In Focus: Alienating support
The political discourse espoused by Khaled Meshaal, argues Galal Nassar, is politic in no meaningful way
The Islamist challenge
To be an alternative, Arab Islamists must ensure that their rise to power is founded on the guarantee that democratic principles will be respected, writes Ammar Ali Hassan
Picking up the pieces
Coptic or Muslim, the citizens of Egypt are Egyptians, writes Abdel-Moneim Abul-Futuh
Citizens of one state
If national unity is to be attained, a free and open dialogue must be held concerning the Muslim Brotherhood's position on Copts, argues Samir Morcos
The need to know
By Salama A Salama

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