Issue No. 870
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Moving forward
Gamal Mubarak skipped the red tie for the NDP congress, but is he saving one for later, asks Dina Ezzat  Fast track prudence The poor dominated this year's NDP congress, if not in person then as the focus of policy debate, writes Gamal Essam El-Din Musharraf's second coup
The state of emergency in Pakistan was justified in the name of terrorism and a "politicised" judiciary. Its real roots, though, lie in a dictator's fear, writes Graham Usher from Islamabad  Yet another invasion of Iraq? The northern Iraqi Kurds' days of peace and prosperity may be coming to an end, warns Gareth Jenkins 'The struggle is one'
The Mehala Al-Kubra textile workers are providing a model for protest, and not just in the public, industrial sector, writes Faiza Rady Recasting the plot
The changes within the NDP are likely to shape the political face of Egypt for many years to come, reports Gamal Essam El-Din El-Kebir vindicated
A microbus driver has won his case against the policemen who tortured and sexually assaulted him. It could, writes Gamal Nkrumah, mark the beginning of the end of such abuses in police stations  Drowned dreams Improving economic conditions and proper regulation of exported labour are key in preventing illegal emigration to Europe. Doaa El-Bey investigates the most recent deaths en route to Italy Short on substance
After months of talks, and ahead of Annapolis, not a single key issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been agreed upon, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem Countdown to the offensive
Israel is waiting callously for the Annapolis meeting to pass before wreaking intended destruction on Gaza, writes Saleh Al-Naami Recurrent divisions
Political intrigue is again holding Sudan back from embracing peace, writes Gamal Nkrumah  Flexing muscles Washington spoke out against compromise between the government and Hizbullah this week, reports Lucy Fielder Seeds of silence
As Spain convicts 21 for the 11 March bombings, in Madrid Serene Assir witnesses the consolidation of a culture of judicial and legal power Cuba's moral victory
For the 16th year in a row, a majority of the world's nations condemn the US economic blockade of Cuba, writes Faiza Rady Paris: capital of Islamic design
From chinoiserie to japonisme and primitivisme, the European art scene has never been a stranger to influences from abroad, including a 19th-century craze for Islamic art and design, writes David Tresilian in Paris  Greater than sales Rania Khallaf armchair-travels to Chicago Out of the shadows
The Amal Film Festival puts independent Arab cinema in the limelight, writes Serene Assir from Santiago de Compostela  Tuk-tuk talk Small and practical it may be, but the tuk-tuk remains illegal: Nahed Nassr takes a controversial ride Crafting talent
Amira El-Naqeeb finds out how young people's skills are refined  There for the taking Ahli of Egypt has the chance to make history as it fights tomorrow for the African Champions League trophy, Inas Mazhar reports |
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'AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT': The mummy of Tutankhamun went on public display on Sunday for the first time. Nevine El-Aref reports on the boy king's latest journey, from golden sarcophagus to plexi-glass case  US war insanity
By Azmi Bishara
 Zizou kinder and gentler
By Reem Leila
 Iran's masterly gamble
By Mustafa El-Labbad
 Next summer in Sardinia?
By Mona Anis
Who wants another Israel?
Arabs act as if the partitioning of Iraq is a new idea, writes Ayman El-Amir In Focus: America, Ankara and the Kurds
Washington's U-turns on the Kurds have come so fast that you might be forgiven for thinking the US is trapped in a set of revolving doors, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Look in the mirrorEditorial: In the face of convention |
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