Issue No. 819
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China helps solve nuclear puzzle
Dina Ezzat, in Beijing, reports on the Egyptian president's visit to the Chinese capital and reactions to a reinvigorated Sino-African partnership Hanging by a thread
What does the sentencing of Saddam Hussein mean for the future of Iraq, asks Salah Hemeid  For whom the bell tolls The mixed Iraqi response to Saddam Hussein's death sentence bodes ill for the war-torn country, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad Trading on consolidation
Francis Ricciardone, the US ambassador to Egypt, spoke with Gamal Essam El-Din following his return from a two-week visit to America Brotherhood changes tack
The Muslim Brotherhood has asked its MPs to up the ante in questioning the parliamentary performance of both the ruling party and cabinet ministers, writes Gamal Essam El-Din A mirror image
Student Union elections have become a microcosm of national polls outside the campus, reports Karim El-Khashab  Fighting empire
George W Bush is not a true patriot, former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark tells Ian Douglas in New York Narrowing the chasm
Lebanon's leaders have gathered for dialogue -- again. But with war having deepened divisions, few see much hope for success. Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Beauty of the rain
The testimony of one man speaks volumes, writes Serene Assir in Bint Jbeil To save a life
Erica Silverman reports on the women of Beit Hanoun, as they in vain aid Palestinian efforts to end the Israeli incursion into Gaza  Tenuous possibilities
Yesterday, Ismail Haniyah announced the suspension of talks on a unity government in Palestine. Khalid Amayreh, in the West Bank, reports on earlier talks between Fatah and Hamas Tripping on the tightrope
The spillover of the escalating violence in Afghanistan is throwing Pakistan into political turmoil, writes Graham Usher in Peshawar  Blue skies ahead
The Democrats have returned to power in Washington as George W Bush rues the cost of his blunders in Iraq, reports Ezzat Ibrahim from Washington  Gender and occupation in Palestine
In focussing on the lives of Palestinian women, the documentary film Marageeh (Swings) offers a gendered critique of a society under occupation, writes Amira Howeidy Tanks and stolen Guccis
The humour in this new Palestinian anthology of stories is just one of its many surprises, writes Suzanne Joinson Homeless after all
The Future Generation Foundation says it is harmlessly cleaning up, the slum-dwellers say they're being made homeless. Confusion, argues Hadeel Al-Shalchi, is the one consistent refrain Approach at your own peril
By Injy El-Kashef |
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Three Palestinian men sit before a pool of blood at Beit Hanoun village which the Israeli Occupation Forces shelled on Wednesday killing at least 18 Palestinian civilians and injuring 50 more...  Pinochet in Palestine
By Joseph Massad
 If ever a state
By Dina Ezzat
 Resistance literature revisited: From Basra to Guantànamo By Barbara Harlow
In the meantime
While a resolution sanctioning Iran languishes in the UN Security Council, the American navy flexes its muscles off the Iranian coast, writes Mustafa El-Labbad Pinochet in Palestine
Joseph Massad looks at the similarities between regime change in Chile and Palestine and condemns the collaboration between Fatah and Palestine's enemies Knowledge sharing: forever a future prospect?
The Director-General of UNESCO Koïchiro Matsuura extols the virtues of shared knowledge as a means for the development of society In Focus: Moment of truth
Mesopotamia resists its modern invaders as the United States fails to learn lessons from its own, more recent, past, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Mere Happenstance? |
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