Al-Ahram Weekly Online   24 - 30 May 2007
Issue No. 846
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

As Gaza burns
It is imperative that Fatah and Hamas reach an accord sooner or later to prevent further infighting, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
A strip apart
Geneva brings Dina Ezzat in contact with a Gaza never seen on the news
Divide, rule and plunder
Iraqis are being left in the dark about the real consequences of the proposed oil law Maliki and Bush are trying to impose on Iraq, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti
Turkey at the crossroads
Turkish government actions unite opposition groups, reports Gareth Jenkins in Istanbul
Bush backs down
The mood in Damascus is defiant as the Syrians gleefully seem to be celebrating a victory of sorts over the Americans, writes Sami Moubayed in Damascus
A crisis of trust?
The low turnout of the Algerian parliamentary polls augurs ill, reports Fayçal Saouli from Algiers
Electoral authoritarianism
Algeria's latest legislative elections were marked by a pitiful turnout and little change overall, writes Rachid Tlemçani
Hit and run
Assassinations in Somalia and Sudan bode ill for these two troubled northeastern African nations, writes Gamal Nkrumah

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