Issue No. 803
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Arabs seek quiet
Dina Ezzat reports on what the Arab League is doing about the current Middle East crisis Online update 14 July 2006 Hizbullah declares "open war"Enter Hizbullah
Will Hizbullah's kidnap of two Israeli soldiers strengthen the Palestinian position vis-à-vis Israel, asks Serene Assir Killing and more killing
If moral debasement were a sought after currency, the state of Israel would be the richest country on earth, writes Khaled Amayreh in Palestine  Covering up Gaza
The state of Israel, fearful of the truth, continues to control media coverage of its brutal occupation, writes Jonathan Cook Catalogue of horror
How long can Israel get away with it? This is the question, two weeks into an offensive on Gaza that Israeli military personnel say may last for months, writes Erica Silverman  Who rules Iraq?
Disbanding the militias is the only way to put an end to the sectarian killings, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif America's moral abyss
The rape and murder of a young Iraqi girl by US soldiers is exemplar of the fate of the Iraqi nation at the hands of its imperial tormentors, writes Firas Al-Atraqchi Sectarian rhetoric
When it comes to Iraq, the media categorises everything, forgetting the nation that embraces all, writes Ghazwan Hadi  Lebanon's mystery suspect
News that New York bomb-plot suspect Assem Hammoud was an ordinary, fun-loving Beiruti has shocked liberal Lebanon. But his arrest raises more questions than answers, says Lucy Fielder Limited victory
Do journalists have any reason to rejoice, asks Shaden Shehab  Weighing the strike
It may have been unprecedented but was it effective? Amira Howeidy reviews a week without the press Orthodoxy and dissent
What impact will the formation of the Church of True Orthodox Christians have on the Coptic Orthodox Church, asks Rehab Saad  A taboo too far?
The Yacoubian Building may expose corruption at the top, include poor shop assistants being sexually harassed by their employer, show the rottenness of parliament and the police force, but it is the inclusion of a homosexual character that has provoked the most criticism, reports Gihan Shahine  Islam in command
Somalia is now essentially Islamist while its new effective leaders claim it is no bastion of tyranny, writes Gamal Nkrumah Football's rotten core
After the euphoria of their World Cup victory, Italians are turning their attention to the corruption scandal of domestic football, reports Shadia El-Dardiry  Being special
Whoever said that people with special needs lack special gifts, asks Amira El-Noshokaty Radiance
Fun, sun and Salonaz Sami The big night out
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef |
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South Lebanon witnessed scenes of destruction yesterday morning as Israel raided border areas following Hizbullah's capture of two Israeli soldiers...  Enrichment and impoverishment
By Azmi Bishara
Hoda and Abeer
Extraordinary brutality in Palestine and Iraq is not exceptional but typical; indicative of the fervour of colonial and imperial policy, writes Hassan Nafaa Hiatus of national liberation
While concepts of national liberation appear eclipsed by the shadow of the war on terror, the march of history inevitably heeds the cry of freedom, writes Ayman El-Amir Fast-track colonialism
While the world watches in silence as Gaza is bombed openly, without modesty, Israel presses forward with its imperious plans for the West Bank, writes Gabriela Becker In Focus: Walking the line
The regional scene is not encouraging, yet resistance to power and injustice in Palestine and Iraq can serve to inspire and perhaps redeem, writes Galal Nassar Dual censorship
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