Al-Ahram Weekly Online   15 - 21 November 2007
Issue No. 871
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Emergency Somalia
Subject to a history of colonial intervention, Somalia is once again in the crosshairs, writes Ramzy Baroud
All bets are off
Beirut was a hive of diplomatic initiatives this week, but where is the new queen bee, asks Lucy Fielder
Wary of the vote
The Jordanian public is debating the integrity of the country's parliamentary elections. Oula Al-Farawat in Amman feels the people's pulse
Talking in circles
Provocations and misunderstandings abound, but Israel as a state for Jews only remains the heart of the problem, writes Khaled Amayreh
Adapting to all conditions
Hamas has done its homework and Gazans are ready for the Israeli tanks, observes Saleh Al-Naami
'The enemy within'
Kurdish politicians in Turkey are taking the brunt of PKK attacks from Iraq, observes Gareth Jenkins
Gougings and killings
While US-supported political forces in Iraq make a new compact, bodies are still appearing everywhere in Baghdad, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti
Playing hardball
It's clear what the real aim is of General Musharraf's emergency in Pakistan ñ the end of the country's independent judiciary, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad
The Sudanese syndrome
The crisis in Sudan is by no means a zero-sum game. If one side "loses", everybody loses, argues Mohamed Abul-Fadl

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