Al-Ahram Weekly

22 - 28 November 2007
Issue No. 872
Region

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A few days separate Lebanon from a new era, good or bad, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

Fatah uses the commemoration of Arafat's death to step up its campaign to destroy Hamas, reports Saleh Al-Naami

Annapolis looks like just another step in the Israeli plan to expel its Arabs, worries Khaled Amayreh

Kirkuk tops the agenda in Iraq as political forces vie for and against de facto national partition, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

For the sixth time in 15 years, Turkish authorities are seeking to outlaw the only pro-Kurdish political party, writes Gareth Jenkins

Heavyweights and wealthy Jordanian businessmen won elections marred by tribalism and vote-buying. Oula Farawati reports

Almost 70 per cent of Arabs' land is degraded, reports Doaa El-Bey