Issue No. 810
Front Page
|
|
31 August - 6 September 2006 Issue No. 810 Front Page |
|||
| Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 | ||||
|
|
|
Saving Lebanon
A national unity government will end Lebanon's political impasse, Lebanese leader Michel Aoun tells Omayma Abdel-Latif in Beirut  Protection or containment?
How far can a strengthened UNIFIL protect Lebanon? Serene Assir seeks answers from Beirut Shuffling the minor suits
President Hosni Mubarak surprised political commentators by opting for a minor cabinet reshuffle rather than the major overhaul they had predicted, reports Gamal Essam El-Din  Last ditch effort
Hoping to end the strangulating US-Israeli blockade on Palestinian society, Hamas and Fatah agree to move ahead on a national unity government, reports Khaled Amayreh Ominous signals
With Gaza pitted still in the depths of destitution, security officials fear that militant factions may become increasingly radicalised, reports Erica Silverman  Maliki's wishful thinking
Iraq's prime minister insists on being upbeat as signs continue to surface that the country is far out of his control, writes Firas Al-Atraqchi  The same old war of attrition
Summer may be drawing to a close but the open season against the Muslim Brotherhood continues, writes Amira Howeidy Reshuffle leaves judges wary
The Judges Club is bracing itself for an escalation in its conflict with the government following the appointment of a new minister of justice, writes Mona El-Nahhas Potential tombs
Despite government assurances that rickety buildings rank high on the agenda, the collapse of two houses proves otherwise, writes Jailan Halawi A disintegrating system
While the reports into the Qalyoub train collision have yet to be made public, leaks and rumours abound, reports Pierre Loza  The fate of a square
What will become of Ramses Square following the removal of its landmark statue of Egypt's most famous Pharaoh, asks Nevine El-Aref  Rising from the ashes
Omayma Abdel-Latif reports from Beirut on the silent war between Hizbullah and the Lebanese government over reconstruction More Iranian hardball haggling
In its written reply to the incentive package of the permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany, Iran continues to retain the leading edge, writes Mustafa El-Labbad  New president or new Yemen?
Ahead of Yemen's presidential elections, campaigning begins, reports Nasser Arrabyee QIZ threads big hopes
A recent study revealed that the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) protocol has boosted Egypt's textile and clothing industry. Mona El-Fiqi reviews the report  Ibsen at the National
The National's A Doll's House leaves Nehad Selaiha puzzled as to the where and when of the action Mixed bag
Despite reservations, Mohamed El-Assyouti gets a good laugh out of Zaza  Blue for the sea, yellow for the sun As the summer nears its end, Injy El-Kashef shares in a different sort of beach fun Living it up
Restaurant review by Gamal Nkrumah The art of mismanagement
Too many disasters and not a single plan, argues Dena Rashed |
 |
PASSION AND THE WORD: Naguib Mahfouz 1911 - 2006  The shaping of cultures
By Azmi Bishara
 Naguib Mahfouz: The central figure By Roger Allen
 Lebanon dispatch: Tales of resistance By Omayma Abdel-Latif
The politics of oversimplification
A classic case of imperial arrogance and overstretch, America's bid for world empire is crashing to the ground around us, writes Gamil Mattar A letter to President Bush
Before a real clash of civilisations becomes reality, Mohamed Hakki pleads for reason -- and some comprehensive rethinking -- in Washington Lebanon's next chapter
As the military dust settles, big questions on both sides of the Israeli-Lebanese border are begging to be asked, writes Ayman El-Amir The price of Israel
Israel's war on Lebanon has exposed once and for all that its security will be bought even at the cost of war crimes and mass destruction. This immoral situation must come to an end, writes Lamis Andoni Israel's future from now
History has proven that states rise and states fall and only the tolerant and open survive long, writes Ammar Ali Hassan Salama A Salama:
Honesty and strength |
|
|
© Copyright Al-Ahram Weekly. All rights reserved
|
|
Recommend
Comment
Heritage:
Encouter:
Listings:
RSS feed
