Issue No. 811
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Region in the remaking
A new Middle East seems to be shaping on four fronts, seemingly at the cost of Arab capitals, writes Dina Ezzat Gaza beyond desperate
While a donor conference in Sweden pledges millions in aid to Palestinians, few in Gaza can believe they will ever see relief arrive, reports Erica Silverman from Gaza UN betrays justice
Once again, the United Nations stands complicit with, and directly abets, US-Israeli colonial and imperial designs on the Arab world, writes Gabriela Becker in Ramallah  Hizbullah's hour
A sovereign Lebanon and national unity are high among Hizbullah's priorities in post-war Lebanon, Ali Fayad of Hizbullah's politburo tells Omayma Abdel-Latif in Beirut Mission unaccomplished
The AU gives up on Darfur while the US steps up its pressure on Khartoum to consent to the arrival of UN peace-keeping troops, writes Gamal Nkrumah  Another bloody Monday
Another deadly train crash claims more victims this week, indicating the alarming level of deterioration in Egyptian railways, reports Pierre Loza Shadowy pursuit
A manhunt in search of alleged Al-Qaeda infiltrators planning attacks on Sinai resorts has not really clarified the larger terror picture, reports Jailan Halawi Fatwa fights
The war in Lebanon has given rise to a spate of controversial fatwas and, perhaps, a new religious discourse. Gihan Shahine reports Danger in the air
Reem Leila reports on a new threat of bird flu Much more to be done
A year into his fifth term, questions abound about the scope and timing of the president's plans for political reform. Gamal Essam El-Din reports  Grave matters
Talk of national reconciliation continues, as does the killing The road to reconciliation
Maliki's plan for national reconciliation is a solid basis for Iraq to move towards stability, writes Hussein Alawi Al-Ani Turkish quandary
The Turkish government wants to send troops to Lebanon but the public is sceptical, to say the least, writes Özlem Altan A challenging recovery
The World Food Programme's executive director tells Dina Ezzat about the challenges ahead for Lebanon and the region Seculars lose
The Somali interim government and the Islamic Courts seem finally to be coming to peaceful terms, writes Gamal Nkrumah  A true intellectual of peasant stock
Nehad Selaiha pays homage to Abdel-Aziz Hammoudah who suddenly died of a heart attack on 28 August at the age of 69 A hall of mirrors
Amira El-Nakeeb explores the first Middle East festival in Denmark Mommy, I want my juice!
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef  Gone the player
The death of footballer Mohamed Abdel-Wahab shook the nation. Abeer Anwar reports |
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 Apocalypse now
By Azmi Bishara
 Lessons from Lebanon: Rethinking national liberation movements By Hamid Dabashi
Runaway administration
On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Hassan Nafaa looks into the war on terror and how it became a war on Arabs and Muslims The bigger Palestinian picture
Even if Fatah were to bring down the Hamas government, the chains of past agreements with Israel bind and strangle the Palestinians, writes Lamis Andoni Who's afraid of a nuclear Iran?
Impetuousness and double standards have driven the catastrophes of American regional policy and seem set to do so again if the US engages Iran, writes Ayman El-Amir Mahfouz and the end of the 20th century
Enigmatic and reserved, Mahfouz captured a world now surpassed by change, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Reflections on the fortress
The cold and bitter attitude in Europe towards migrants and refugees is nothing but an echo of colonial and imperial supremacist thinking, writes Abdel-Qader Yassine Salama A Salama: Europe's role
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