Issue No. 795
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Ready for business
Regional business and political leaders' commitment to reform will be placed under the microscope at the World Economic Forum meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, report Niveen Wahish and Injy El-Kashef
Unending conflict
Mona El-Nahhas reports on the on-going controversy surrounding the disciplinary action taken against two leading pro-reform judges  Towards zero tolerance
The Interior Ministry not only remains unrepentant over the harsh tactics adopted to disperse demonstrators last Thursday but threatens more of the same, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Still failing
Five months after elections, and four weeks after a so-called political breakthrough, Iraq still lacks a government while killings and kidnappings continue, writes Nermeen El-Mufti  Managing cruelty
Real hunger is beginning to strike the Palestinians as the boycotting of Hamas continues and the elected movement in government stands firm, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank What goes down...
Small retail investors are once again driving share prices down. So has anything changed, wonders Sherine Abdel-Razek In hot pursuit
Five men suspected of involvement in the Sinai bombings surrender to the police, reports Jailan Halawi Uphill drive
The Egyptian economy is shifting gears. Niveen Wahish gauges directions  Arab promise
In interview with Mohamed Sabreen, Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, discusses the regional and national challenges and opportunities ahead in the Arab world  Iraq simmers
Iraqi political leaders continued to bicker over key ministerial posts while the country remained in the grip of violence. The question is how
As the Quartet discusses how to bypass the democratically-elected Hamas-led government, Palestinians are running on empty, writes Erica Silverman Convincing confessions?
Jordanian accusations against Hamas persist, as does widespread speculation as to why now, and why Hamas, reports Sana Abdallah in Amman Terror in the park
A racially-inspired shooting spree last week which left two people dead -- including a toddler -- and one seriously hurt has refocused Belgian public attention on the issue of urban violence and racism, reports Khaled Diab from Brussels  Not much ado
Samir Farid watches The Da Vinci Code, which opened the Cannes Film Festival In search of a roof
Nehad Selaiha embraces the spirit of mirth at Al-Tali'a despite the gathering darkness Time out
Amira El-Noshokaty chants woman and de-stress Delightfully Sharming
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef  Two in a row
Ahli beat arch-rivals Zamalek to win the national football league trophy for the second consecutive year. Inas Mazhar reports |
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COLOURS OF ENDURANCE: Palestinians march in Rafah refugee camp, Gaza, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Al-Nakba, or "the calamity", the term Palestinians use to describe the creation of the state of Israel on 15 May 1948...  Encouter with Qassem Haddad
By Rania Khallaf
Legal precedents
The Judges' Club has emerged as the most credible embodiment of the democratisation movement's aspirations, writes Hassan Nafaa The empire strikes back
Ayman El-Amir plots the rise of a resurgent Russia From Ahmadinejad to Bush
In a skillful move of media diplomacy, Iran buys itself two more weeks before it has to decide which path it will follow, writes Mustafa El-Labbad The homeland of my imagination
As empires shift and die, victims of violence and destruction on the margins are unwelcome in the heart of the colonial countries that robbed them of citizenship and the possibility of going home, writes Abdel-Qader Yassine Carrots and sticks
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