Al-Ahram Weekly

14 - 20 February 2008
Issue No. 884
Opinion

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

There is no justification in international law for pre-emptive strikes of any nature, writes Perihan Abou Zeid

Now even by its own admission, the 2006 war on Lebanon proved that Israel's regional pre-eminence has collapsed, writes Galal Nassar

The popular rush on the Gaza-Egypt border has raised questions that Israel and the US would rather stifle, writes Nicola Nasser

It used to be good for thrills and spills, but the Arab scene is no longer even laughable, writes Amin Howeidi

Editorial:
Death in Iraq

Close up:
Falling apart
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Tri-coloured Valentine
By AUTHOR

This week:
Ragaa El-Naqash