Issue No. 872
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Waiting for a miracle
With no signs of compromise, Lebanon's future is once again in the balance, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut  Turning in his grave Fatah uses the commemoration of Arafat's death to step up its campaign to destroy Hamas, reports Saleh Al-Naami Getting Musharraf wrong
The United States has a problem with Pakistan -- and no solutions, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Arabs march to Annapolis
The tone of the much-vaunted upcoming Arab-Israeli peace meeting is turning perceptively positive, inexplicably, writes Dina Ezzat Brothers versus Sorour
Last week's meeting of the People's Assembly hinted at a bad-tempered winter parliamentary session, writes Gamal Essam El-Din  Professors review their options University teachers have decided to escalate their protests, warning that the current policy threatens to render higher education meaningless, writes Mona El-Nahhas Bidding violence farewell
Jihad leader Sayed Emam's revised ideology throws down the gauntlet to Al-Qaeda, offering an alternative jurisprudence to that justifying violence, writes Jailan Halawi Face off over veil
For health, security and safety reasons, nurses wearing the niqab could soon be forced to show their faces or be dismissed. Reem Leila investigates On a knife-edge
A few days separate Lebanon from a new era, good or bad, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Nation at stake
Kirkuk tops the agenda in Iraq as political forces vie for and against de facto national partition, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti  Déjà vu again For the sixth time in 15 years, Turkish authorities are seeking to outlaw the only pro-Kurdish political party, writes Gareth Jenkins Disproportionate democracy
Heavyweights and wealthy Jordanian businessmen won elections marred by tribalism and vote-buying. Oula Farawati reports Iran's expanding influence
While Iran has deftly taken advantage of changing regional circumstances, its bid for regional superpower status will not bring stability, writes Ibrahim Nawar  The six-decade balancing act Following the Press Syndicate elections this week, Mona Anis and Hala Sakr review the 66-year history of this most precarious of unions, paying tribute to the founding fathers as they go along Path to preservation
Since energy is vital for development, cutting down on waste is the starting point, writes Salah Hafez  Still moving pictures Last month saw a particularly vibrant exhibition scene. Making the rounds, Rania Khallaf found moving walls to be worth the effort, while Nahed Nassr spent time boring into the soul of Egypt Legally mental
To mark Egypt's first conference on mental patients' rights, Amira El-Noshokaty spent the day at the Abbasiya Mental Hospital A step backwards
Nahed Nassr wonders who wears the trousers  Ahmed Haggag: Liberal laboratoryInterview by Gamal Nkrumah Hosts in the lead
With only five days to go for the culmination of the Pan-Arab Games, host country Egypt maintains the lead by a huge margin, reports Inas Mazhar |
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NEW GAME PLAN: Shaden Shehab assesses the results of the Press Syndicate elections  A US Lebanese narrative
By Azmi Bishara
The age of Western decline
Europe should step out of the shadows and define an identity -- strategic and political, economic and cultural -- independent of Washington, writes Gamil Mattar Looking east
Gulf and other Arab states should think seriously of striking a strategic alliance with Iran, writes Ayman El-Amir By Salama A Salama At a crossroads
In our issue for 13-19 September 2007 we published an interview in which it was claimed that Mr. Essam Shawki might have had a relation with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Ashraf Marawan, that he was guilty of embezzlement and theft and that he had given false witness evidence to the police. We accept that each of these suggestions has no evidence and are happy to be able to set the record straight. We apologise fully to Mr. Shawki for publishing such allegations and for the distress and embarrassment the publishing might have caused him and his family.
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