Issue No. 800
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Point of convergence
Hamas and Fatah seem close to hammering out their differences, with an agreement likely to be reached within days, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank Stopgap measures
The international community is avoiding the real issues as moves are made to alleviate the worst of the Palestinian humanitarian crisis, writes Erica Silverman  Judges draw battle lines
Judges meet tomorrow to up the ante in their campaign against the new judiciary law expected to be endorsed next week, reports Mona El-Nahhas From judges to journalists
The government has pledged a new press law that scraps custodial sentences for publication offences while journalists remain concerned that the promise will ring hollow, writes Shaden Shehab  Black and white and Brown
The announcement that The Da Vinci Code -- both book and film -- are to be banned in Egypt once again raises questions over the limits of freedom of expression, reports Gihan Shahine By fair means or foul
Despite the panic of May, Reem Nafie finds that nearly everyone has found a place to watch the match Obituary: Ahmed Nabil El-Hilali (1928-2006)
By Salah Issa Corporations that kill
Caterpillar, which supplies the Israeli army, faces questions of conscience as Zionist groups rush to its aid, reports Emad Mekay Commentary: Bush in wonderland
Iraq is still a disaster, and three years on, purely for domestic consumption, the US administration is still lying about it, writes Ramzy Baroud Silent farewell
Surprisingly little attention is paid as one Syrian opposition figure chooses exile in Jordan, reports Sami Moubayed Rights on the agenda
What's in a name? Following the inauguration of the new UN Human Rights Council in place of the old Commission on Human Rights, Dina Ezzat tries to find an answer  Into the lion's den
The international community is paying greater attention to Somalia though there are few signs of progress towards lasting peace in the country, writes Gamal Nkrumah Leisure for leisure
Mohamed El-Assyouti finds veteran producer Hussein El-Qala's Awqat Faragh (Leisure) commendable, inasmuch as it addresses the bulk of its audience directly  Women lead the show
Nehad Selaiha finds a lot to applaud in the first theatre festival for female directors Dream on
Professional dream interpreters have become something of a prerequisite for successful pan-Arab satellite television: Gamal Nkrumah asks whether such practice is religiously sanctioned in Islam The lion sleeps tonight
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef  Eight must wait
Eight teams celebrated their qualification to the second round of the World Cup while eight others await their fate when the group stage ends tomorrow Out of Israel
Was Pantsil that apolitical or was he playing a dangerous and star-crossed game? Gamal Nkrumah searches for clues |
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MARKING EXCELLENCE: Two Al-Ahram Weekly staff members, George Bahgory and Hala Halim were among the winners of the annual state awards announced on Tuesday by Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny...  Iraq: The height of humiliation
By Haifa Zangana
 Rachel Corrie: What's in a name?
By Ibrahim Fathi
'Itching for a fight'
Zarqawi may be dead, but public information in America is in worse shape, writes Mohamed Hakki Expulsion is racist
Threats against four prominent Jerusalemite Palestinian activists are but prelude to what the state of Israel has in mind for the entirety of the occupied city, writes Gabriela Becker The death of Zarqawi
The elimination under US fire of the head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq gives Amin Howeidi pause to reflect on the motives and methods of two seemingly opposed forces The two faces of barbarism
Despite all their talk about countering terror and exalting democracy, Israel and America license the most brutal acts, and with no apologies, writes Galal Nassar Lethal code
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