Al-Ahram Weekly Online   12 - 18 July 2007
Issue No. 853
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A fresh look?
Egypt is "rethinking" its strategy in dealing with Palestinian developments, reports Dina Ezzat
Cross-border crisis
Israel's refusal to reopen the Rafah terminal is causing turmoil on both sides of the Egyptian Gaza border, reports Serene Assir from Rafah and Arish, North Sinai
Fayyad's precarious government
The new Palestinian government appears to be treading on very thin ice, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah
Hamas versus Al-Qaeda
To compare Hamas with Al-Qaeda is both illogical and baseless, writes Saleh Al-Naami from Gaza
Dysfunctional government
Former allies of Al-Maliki's government are now turning into some of its harshest critics, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti in Baghdad
Counting costs
In Washington, Khaled Dawoud relays Foreign Minister Abul-Gheit's rejection of meddling in Egypt's domestic affairs, and emphasis on reviving the peace process as the only way out of the current chaos in Palestine
A close up view
Last week's visit to Egypt by a US Congressional delegation offered the opportunity to test perceptions against reality, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Lecture ends in censure
A paper delivered by an American rabbi at Ain Shams University signalled the beginning of open season at the Ministry of Higher Education, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Patients complain of neglect
Public confidence in the health system is at rock bottom, reports Karim El-Khashab
Bothered and bewildered
Despite the glitz surrounding their announcement, will anyone remember the new seven wonders of the world, asks Nevine El-Aref
The pressure mounts
With only two months left for a crucial reassessment of its strategy on Iraq, the Bush administration has no major deal to its credit, writes Salah Hemeid
Out with the old, in with the new
The older more "moderate" generation of Al-Qaeda activists is being replaced by a younger generation of zealots, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sanaa
Hot springs spring to life
Ain Al-Sukhna was always a destination for domestic tourism. Now it is time to turn it into a resort attracting tourists seeking therapeutic treatments, writes Rehab Saad
The blood red mosque
Violence ended Pakistan's confrontation with radical Islamabad mosque yesterday -- but was violence inevitable, asks Graham Usher in Islamabad
Terror alert
The onus is on British government, and not on the Muslim community, writes Sukant Chandan from London
Restaurant review: Stake the steak on it
It was only a matter of time before the food was served. Gamal Nkrumah discovers how to beef up yet another Zamalek bar

Gazans sit idly in the North Sinai town of Arish: around 100 Palestinians trapped in Egypt for the fourth week now have announced a hunger strike to exercise pressure on the authorities to open the Rafah frontier post...
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Theatre review:

Time for mime
By Nehad Selaiha

Encounter:

Gamal El-Ghitani
By Youssef Rakha

 

Egypt and the Zionist plan of division
In his second article on key principles of Zionist strategy, Hassan Nafaa describes how keeping Egypt weak is a lynchpin of Israel's regional ambitions
On the discourse of Islamist failure
Critics continue to dismiss Islamists for their shortcomings, as though being religious means one cannot make mistakes, writes Khalil El-Anani
Another slip of the tongue
In a recent speech, US President George Bush once again confounds realities in Iraq with his version of what the world should be like, writes Galal Nassar
Salama A Salama:
Second thoughts

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