Issue No. 845
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SOS from Palestine
Gaza is on the verge of explosion once again as internecine fighting between Hamas and Fatah continues, reports Khaled AmayrehM from East Jerusalem East Jerusalem: no state in sight
The chances of a Palestinian state are fast diminishing, as Israel forges ahead with the Judaisation of East Jerusalem, writes Stuart Reigeluth Burning bridges
Political intrigue, violence and mayhem continue unabated in Iraq, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad  Meeting the Taliban
The Taliban-led opposition to the occupation continues to grow, though little has changed in the Taliban's vision of the future, which is as bleak as its past for Graham Usher, who interviews a more fortunate comrade of Dadullah in Hawed, Pakistan No bridges to build
Egypt and Saudi Arabia will not be connected by a bridge over the Red Sea A single-party Shura?
Candidate lists for next month's Shura Council elections will be monopolised by the NDP, reports Gamal Essam El-Din  Fanning the flames
Pierre Loza reports on last week's sectarian violence in the Giza village of Bimha Servicing health
Is the health sector being prepared for a major overhaul, asks Karim El-Khashab  A voice from heaven
Nevine El-Aref attends the celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the birth of Sheikh Mohamed Rifaat, Egypt's imam of Quran reciters One step closer
Al-Siniora's request for an international tribunal to be held in the Al-Hariri assassination will do little to allay the country's political tensions, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut A question of actus reus
The dispute between the West and Sudan masks a deeper faultline -- the struggle between China and the US for hegemony in Africa, writes Gamal Nkrumah Dance of death
Tensions are mounting again between Tehran and Washington following a brief respite in the slide towards disaster, reports Mustafa El-Labbad From one hell to another
In Geneva, Dina Ezzat surveys the colossal humanitarian toll that politics creates or leaves behind, as key regional political crises remain unresolved In search of dignity
Iraqi and Palestinian refugees discuss the moral pain they suffer despite having their rights protected, writes Serene Assir from Malmo Mobile wars
Egypt's cell phone market is witnessing cut-throat competition. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports on the market's new developments  Pompous poodles
The longest reigning Labour PM is passing his mantle on to his soon-to-be French counterpart, writes Gamal Nkrumah To each his cinema
Samir Farid from the world cinema summit
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Ahli is the official champion of the 2006-2007 Egyptian league football season. Inas Mazhar reports on the club's 100th football title in its 100th year |
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While Arabs commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the madonna-like image of an Iraqi woman cradling her baby as she waits along with family members in her living area while a US Marine lurks in the background recalls decades of Arab woe. And yet the poignant dignity of the image points to the determination to survive  Walking the tightrope
Pervez Musharraf interview
 Amr Khaled makes it on Time
By Gihan Shahine
Cheney's choices
Ominously back in the region, the US vice-president, running out of time in Washington, may well roll the dice for another military misadventure, writes Hassan Nafaa Rotterdam fiasco
The recent Palestinian conference in Holland -- an unmitigated debacle by any standard -- should be a wake up call to Palestinians everywhere, writes Ramzy Baroud IMore than an identity crisis
The Arab world has much to learn from Turkey's experience of balancing religion and secularism, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Master of disaster |
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