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14 - 20 December 2006 Issue No. 824 Front Page |
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Damage limitation
Rather than moving towards a national unity government, tensions between Fatah and Hamas are threatening to tear the Palestinian street apart, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank War for the streets
Lebanon's battle of the demos reached new heights this week, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut Which Beirut?
With uncertainty ahead, Serene Assir witnesses the latest transformation of Lebanon's capital Strikers prevail
The demands of striking Mehalla workers have been met, reports Karim El-Khashab Pros and cons
In an exclusive interview, Speaker of the People's Assembly Fathi Sorour tells Gamal Essam El-Din why he is not in favour of redrafting the constitution in its entirety Upping the stakes
The Cairo Judges' Club is to sue the minister of justice, reports Mona El-Nahhas Of mice and men
Pierre Loza finds out that the man accused of leading a street gang that allegedly murdered and raped dozens of street children was viewed as a simpleton by those who knew him Beyond imagination
Haniyeh does further damage to a forlorn Abbas, scoring major funding from Iran for the Palestinian people, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank We didn't disappear
Arabs in Israel call for a "state of all its citizens" to replace Jewish-only policies, writes Jonathan Cook in Nazareth Baker-Hamilton under fire
The "new approach" to the Iraqi quagmire looks like it has fallen at the first hurdle, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti The end of Annan
The outgoing UN secretary-general bowed out with a pugnacious speech at the Truman Library in the US, yet the world remains divided on the worth of his legacy, writes Gamal Nkrumah The French perspective
Another 24-hour news channel aired this week, but this one might just last the course, writes Eva Dadrian A cankerous tale
Nehad Selaiha is perturbed by the uncritical staging of an old folk narrative at Al-Ghad Theatre Grace notes
Ibrahim Farghali applauds a project encouraging musical dialogue A place to stay
With over 3,200 families being relocated from Luxor's west bank, writes Pierre Loza, disgruntled inhabitants have yet to be placated That's better
Although Ahli crashed out of the semi-final, their performance in the World Club Championship improved from last year, reports Inas Mazhar |
WHAT MEANING, PALESTINE? Holes left by bullets which killed three sons of a Fatah intelligence official... On sectarian and ethnic sobriquetsBy Azmi Bishara
Still Jews only
Recognising Israel's "right to exist" is in practice bowing to paranoid state racism, writes Jonathan Cook The way forward
The new report on Iraq offers hope for both sides, taking a very different position from that of the present US administration, writes Abdel-Moneim Said When democracy fails
National unity fronts are all well and good, but what the region really needs is effective democratic government, writes Galal Nassar Third generation political Islam
In the Arab world there exists a range of centrist Islamist parties that have harmonised democratic aspirations with the moral foundations of Islam, writes Khalil El-Anani Salama A Salama: Forgotten children |
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