Issue No. 828
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Mission accomplished
Dina Ezzat assesses the results of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's four-day tour of the region Iraq for land
Bush's strategy to send thousands more troops to Iraq was met with scepticism in the region, writes Salah Hemeid Bush fails to convince
A "surge" in US occupation troops is likely to make matters worse, according to most informed US observers, Khaled Dawoud writes from New York  State of fear
Bush's new plan, and tough words from Maliki, assure Iraqis that more violence is ahead, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti Lebanon's new battleground
As the opposition shifts its protest campaign to "Plan B", the pro-Western government's economic plans are the latest focus of dispute, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut Bras de fer
The Muslim Brotherhood says it will continue to measure its responses despite the regime's latest heavy-handed clampdown, writes Jailan Halawi  Bad blood
How did contaminated blood turn up in the Ministry of Health store rooms? Reem Leila investigates Political landscapes
President Hosni Mubarak's proposed constitutional amendments were approved by the People's Assembly majority --- but not without a barrage of criticism from opposition and independent MPs, Gamal Essam El-Din reports Devil in the details
Instead of encouraging freedoms, suggested amendments to the constitution will be a further clampdown on personal liberties according to the opposition. Gihan Shahine finds out why Cat and mouse
The government has once again detained an Al-Jazeera journalist, reports Mohamed El-Sayed While for Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank it appears Fatah and Hamas have at last understood that fighting each other only adds to the impact of the Israeli occupation, for Erica Silverman in Gaza the seeds of inter-Palestinian conflict have still to be uprooted
 Down but not defeated
Though seemingly routed, the Islamic militants of Somalia are still a power to be reckoned with, writes Gamal Nkrumah Summit goes to Riyadh
Contrary to prior plans, Saudi Arabia decides it will host the next Arab summit, reports Dina Ezzat Pakistan's old new year
The army ruled the roost in 2006, and it will be the same in 2007, predicts Graham Usher in Islamabad  No Holidays in Cairo
A Swiss, two Palestinians and one disgruntled Egyptian: Iman Hamam reviews an exhibition  Viewing the treasure chest
Culture and archaeology were top priority during President Mubarak's Luxor tour this week. Nevine El-Aref reports Hello, is there any body in there?
Restaurant review by Injy El-Kashef  New and improved
Changes to the World Handball Championship could make it the best ever. Inas Mazhar reports |
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People walk past a pool of blood at central Baghdad's Bab Al-Sheikh used motorcycle market where two bombs were detonated five minutes apart on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 74 others...  Return to Arab survival
By Azmi Bishara
 We, the Jewish state
By Jonathan Cook
 1977 bread riots 30th anniversary: Chronicles of an uprising
By Fatemah Farag
Left foot forward
The recent histories of Latin America and the Arab world share many features. But now, writes Gamil Mattar , their paths are diverging Note from America
When the world is silent amidst American aggression -- Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia -- it indicates assent, writes Curtis F J Doebbler If Iran gets the bomb
Iran's possession or acquisition of nuclear technology could propel it, in a self-fulfilling cycle, towards social and state militarisation, writes Mustafa El-Labbad The generation gap
From Bandung to Baghdad, Galal Nassar charts a slippery path Old games played anew
To make sense of last month's military parade by members of the Muslim Brotherhood means placing the demonstration in a contemporary, not historical, context, writes Khalil El-Anani Salama A Salama: Facing the facts |
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