Issue No. 879
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Mediation Bush-style
Bush's visit to Israel was preceded by the seizure of swathes of Palestinian land and the announcement that there will be no halt in settlement building. What hope for negotiations then, asks Saleh Al-Naami A 'helping' hand
Israel's way of supporting its negotiating partner leaves something to be desired, observes Khaled Amayreh  Turning the screws Israeli justice condones collective punishment, reports Marian Houk Him and them
Dina Ezzat wonders how the visit by George Bush to Egypt can help Cairo and Washington manage their differences and maintain what they used to dub a strategic partnership  A glimpse of domesticity On the 90th anniversary of the birth of Gamal Abdel-Nasser, it has been announced that his house in Mansheyet Al-Bakri will be turned into a museum, reports Nevine El-Aref Awareness deficiency
Four deaths in a week have highlighted the dangers posed by Avian Influenza, reports Reem Leila Redrawing tactics
Mona El-Nahhas reviews the implications of last week's ouster of the firebrand chair of the Alexandria Judges' Club Time for disciplinary measures
The People's Assembly Ethics Committee has begun investigating two MPs on charges that they had slandered the assembly and the ruling NDP, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Blowing in the wind
Bush demands reconciliation with little evidence that it is possible, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti Lebanon longs for a leader
An Arab proposal to break Lebanon's presidential deadlock seems doomed unless someone pulls a rabbit from his hat, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut  Damascus manoeuvres Dina Ezzat interviews acting Lebanese foreign minister, Tarek Metri A bitter pill
Everyone is anxious about the recent increase in the price of some medicines. Reem Leila investigates the causes  The Obama element James Zogby looks at how Barack Obama rewrites the Democratic Story from Iowa After Benazir
Two weeks after her murder, Asif Zardari continues where his wife left off, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Wingless dove
Nehad Selaiha watches a new stage adaptation of two books by Tawfiq El-Hakim floundering at Al-Salam Theatre  Collective blow While guaranteeing anonymity, the hotline for addicts reveals the dim reality of the growing number of drug users, finds out Ahmed Morsy The singles set
A growing number of young men and women are either financially unable to marry or are happily trading the security of married life for the hassle-free single status, Nahed Nassr examines a swelling wave |
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OFFICIAL VERSUS POPULAR: Israeli President Shimon Peres and US President George W Bush inspect the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony upon Bush's arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday. Meanwhile, Palestinians prepare anti-Bush banners on the eve of his visit to the Palestinian territories. Official Palestinian welcome sharply contrasts with popular discontent in anticipation of the presence of the US president in the region
 Oil for Iraqi citizens
By Hana Al-Bayaty
One last tour
In the dying days of his presidency Bush has much unfinished business, and it doesn't involve a viable Palestinian state, writes Hassan Nafaa A star is born
Ramzy Baroud analyses the repercussions of the Obama victory in Iowa Ignorance or bias?
Bush's visit must face up to hard facts, argues Manal Jamal From Damascus to Washington via Paris
Sarkozy needs a crash course in diplomacy. He could far worse than enrol in Damascus, writes Emad Fawzi El-Shueibi Commentary: New ways of thinking...
As the collapse of a residential building in Alexandria tragically illustrates the slogan remains without substance, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Salama Ahmed Salama: Illusions of peace |
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