Issue No. 822
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30 November - 6 December 2006 Issue No. 822 Front Page |
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Third time lucky?
This week, Cairo was the scene of frenzied activity promoting diplomatic negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, reports Dina Ezzat  Hamas's Cairo messages
Amira Howeidy reports on the outcome of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal's Cairo visit U-turns to where
Gamal Nkrumah sees little change in the underlying thrust to US policies in the region Hopeful but sceptical
A shaky ceasefire struck, Palestinians and Israelis now face the task of taking the next step forward, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank Lebanon waits
In the chess game of Lebanese politics, each player anxiously awaits the opponent's next move. Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut One more episode
The Muslim Brotherhood's attack on Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is part of an ongoing strategy targeting culture and the education sectors, writes Gamal Essam El-Din 'Beyond appearances'
Farouk Hosni returns to work following last week's furore over his comments regarding the veil. Nevine El-Aref watched as he arrived Campus confrontations
The Free Student Union is triggering trouble in some universities, reports Mohamed El-Sayed  Olmert slapped down
In refreshing fashion, the UN's Human Rights Council lambastes the murderous and colonial policies of Israel, writes Erica Silverman Hardliners take the lead
In Manama, Bahrain, Dina Ezzat follows an election process that could set the ground for societal tensions Turkey's unwelcome guest
Turks pride themselves on their hospitality but rarely have they received a less welcome guest than Pope Benedict XVI, reports Gareth Jenkins  Will they talk of deaths?
Killings in Iraq accelerate as Bush meets Al-Maliki in Jordan, Nermeen Al-Mufti reports from Amman Too expensive to eat
Mona El-Fiqi finds out the reasons behind the recent hikes in some vegetables prices  In the wake of the controversy generated by Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni's suggestion that the increasing number of veiled women in Egypt was a sign of "regression", Al-Ahram Weekly asked two leading cultural commentators how they interpreted the subsequent furore Fiddling amid the flames
By Sayyed El-Bahrawi Uncovering the context
By Abdelwahab Elmessiri  The time is right
Ahli's football team heads for Japan on Saturday as Africa's representative in the World Clubs Championship. Inas Mazhar reports |
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Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora...  Where next, Beirut?
By Omayma Abdel-Latif
 Palestine's refugees: No exit By Dina Ezzat
Chasing mirages
Ever since Sadat gambled and lost with Israel, Egypt has been on the back foot, reactive and often wrongheaded on the Arab-Israeli conflict, writes Hassan Nafaa Rights group disgrace
In condemning Palestinian attempts to non-violently resist occupation and aggression, Human Rights Watch has shown itself to be morally bankrupt, writes Jonathan Cook On ethnic cleansing and racism
The ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population over almost 60 years could not have occurred without the concomitant racist discourse coming from the Israeli nation, writes Ramzy Baroud Waiting for Baker-Hamilton
With the US cornered in the region, everyone, including the White House, awaits the findings of a high-level panel on US Middle East policy, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Salama A Salama: Sectarian malaise |
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