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Camp followers
However optimistic the comments of politicians, Lebanon's future remains hanging by a thread, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut The beginning of the end?
Lebanon's Nahr Al-Bared stand-off between the army and Fatah Al-Islam militants has entered its third week, with no solution in sight. Lucy Fielder reports  Domination, not partnership
Hopes for a ceasefire dim as Israel rejects Palestinian proposals for cessation of fighting, reports Khaled Amayreh in East Jerusalem Linking past and present
Amira Howeidy finds a strange ambivalence in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the defeat of 1967  Tough job proves tougher
The road towards inter-Palestinian reconciliation, prelude to a Palestinian-Israeli truce, is proving more fraught than expected, Dina Ezzat reports Light at the end of Nour's tunnel?
Will opposition leader Ayman Nour be released, asks Mona El-Nahhas Bulldozed to oblivion
Families made homeless by a fire and forced demolitions in the Qalaat Al-Kabsh area of Sayeda Zeinab are determined that their voices be heard Weighted scales
When judges are attacked in the courtroom, the dignity of the law is in shreds, writes Mona El-Nahhas
 A question of sovereignty
The Security Council's ratification of a special tribunal to try the suspected assassins of Rafik Al-Hariri invokes fears of foreign intervention in Lebanon, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Talking to the Great Satan
The US has no choice but to engage in dialogue with Iran, writes Mustafa El-Labbad Nothing to celebrate
Marking months that have witnessed nothing but massive civilian casualties, Al-Maliki's media mouthpiece celebrates a year of "achievements". Nermeen Al-Mufti takes note All those genies
Reading Ibrahim Farghali, Rania Khallaf thinks gentle sex Cause to question
When does a pop star become "generation king"? Salonaz Sami takes issue with the idolisation of Tamer Hosni  Life buoy
It took the Ministry of Culture 30 years to start producing films again, writes Nevine El-Aref. Will the effort be worth it?  The wheel of love
Dervishes have not stopped copying Maulana Jalaluddin Al-Rumi since, overcome by a divine ecstasy inspired by Shamsuddin Al-Tabrizi, he took to whirling on the street. Sherif Sonbol captures the Mevlevis' cycle of worship  Come in
Inas Mazhar reports from Zurich on the decisions of the 57th FIFA Congress and the inauguration of its new home |
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END OF A BATTLE, START OF A WAR: An Israeli tank approaches the Dome of the Rock on 5 June 1967, following the defeat that gave way to the six-year War of Attrition. But while the victory of 6 October 1973 led to the liberation of Sinai, neither the Golan Heights nor Al-Quds Al-Qadima (east Jerusalem), has been freed since...
Too late for peace
While it has no such aims or interest, Israel continues to pretend -- and hoodwink some -- that if only a few conditions here and there were different, it could secure peace for the whole region, writes Hassan Nafaa A different terminus
The 1967 War is not the defining event of modern Middle Eastern history, writes Ghada Karmi . A landmark, yes, but it cannot be the end The duty of honesty
Israel has done one thing we should emulate: frankly investigated its military weaknesses, writes Amin Howeidi Could it happen again?
Concerned now with defence, Arab countries can no longer be defeated in the same way as in 1967, meaning Israel can never again win on the same scale, writes Mohamed Abdel-Salam In focus: Point of order
It is the non-partisan that exemplifies the responsibility of power, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Falling to piecesEditorial: Dangerous path |
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