Issue No. 866
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Pearls for coal
There is little chance of Israel and the PA bridging divisions ahead of the US-sponsored peace summit, reports Khaled Amayreh from occupied East Jerusalem  A third Intifada Palestinian-Israeli negotiations which began in secret on Monday are no more than a prelude to the collapse of the November peace summit, writes Saleh Al-Naami Still heading backwards
Corruption and partition are the headlines in another dismal week in occupied Iraq, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti  Mutual support? Forget it Shaden Shehab watches as any semblance of solidarity between journalists disintegrates Towards a third way
In drafting an alternative constitution, Egypt's four largest secular opposition parties are attempting to position themselves as a viable alternative to both the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Inconvenient truths
The prison sentence handed down to CTUWS coordinator Kamal Abbas is interpreted as an attack on the effective defence of workers' rights, writes Faiza Rady Business over politics
Egypt and Israel are not mixing trade and politics, or so they say, reports Dina Ezzat A volatile mix
Tensions in Sinai reached boiling point last week then quickly subsided. But, writes Serene Assir, the underlying problems continue Kill or cure
Everyone agrees the health system is falling apart. What arouses controversy is the government's prescription for reform, writes Hala Sakr  Treachery for treatment
Saleh Al-Naami reports from Gaza on how Israeli security conditions the health of sick Palestinians on their becoming informants Weak expectations
The clock is ticking in the search for a Lebanese president, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Why Burma is not Iraq
While Western leaders pay lip service to democracy in Burma, they won't intervene. Perhaps it's just as well, writes Ramzy Baroud  'Justice not equality' Omayma Abdel-Latif looks at empowering women the Islamic way Righteous ideology
Western conceptions of gender and feminism are skewed towards imposing Western values on the non-Western world, writes Amany Abulfadl Gasoline, alcohol or what?
Sherine Nasr investigates the opinion of experts about the latest gasoline shipment to Egypt  Fools paradise General Musharraf won the presidential elections by a landslide -- and it won't make a jot of difference to the various crises consuming Pakistan, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Slowly does it
Gamal Nkrumah looks at the fallout from the North's denuclearisation  Familiar final Ahli of Egypt is on course to win a record third straight African Champions League title after beating Libya's Al-Ittihad in the semi-finals. Inas Mazhar watched the game in Cairo Stadium |
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Shortly before Ernesto Che Guevara's disappearance from public life in 1966, and on his way to Algeria, he stopped in Cairo, where he was warmly received by former president Gamal Abdel-Nasser. In the photo, Guevara in Cairo with Nasser and his prime minister Ali Sabri...  Of banality and burden
By Hamid Dabashi
UN or US pawn
The opening of this year's UN General Assembly highlights well the rift that exists in the world body, writes Curtis Doebbler In Focus: Divide and rule
US plans to partition Iraq have been on the back burner for almost two decades. Now the future of the Arab world for generations to come hangs on whether or not they succeed, writes Galal Nassar Farewell to the virtuous
Mohamed Herzallah celebrates the principled life of recently deceased Palestinian leader Haider Abdul-Shafi Salama A Salama: Close up: Day of protest |
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