Issue No. 903
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Beyond the truce
With the newborn Hamas-Israel truce looking fragile, officials scramble to make progress on phase two issues, Dina Ezzat reports Return of the seven sisters
Rising oil prices lie behind the decision to crackdown on Iraq's southern rebellion, writes Salah Hemeid Relief or calm before the storm?
Though Israel's motives aren't clear, its inability to cow Hamas is, says Saleh Al-Naami The numbers game
Praise from People's Assembly speaker Fathi Sorour, criticism from opposition MPs and independent analysts. So what happened during the last parliamentary session, Gamal Essam El-Din seeks an answer Pressure valve
Will the public succeed in forcing the government to stop the export of natural gas to Israel, Mona El-Nahhas asks  Stuck with each other Three weeks after the Abu Fana Monastery fracas, tensions persist in an impoverished part of the country that is no stranger to sectarian strife, writes Gamal Nkrumah Unholy thefts
Squabbles between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Ministry of Awqaf (religious endowments) are wreaking havoc on the fate of Egypt's Islamic monuments, reports Nevine El-Aref Taking a cue from Israel
Fatah's change of tune is better late than never, reports Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah  Doha unravelling As political wrangles play out on the streets, the brief accord hatched in Doha is in danger, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Dropping down several notches
Despite major global challenges, Egypt's economic reform process is paying off. Nonetheless, Mona El-Fiqi finds out that the country's competitiveness score remains modest Pakistan's dark valley
It was once a tourist destination. It became a killing field, Graham Usher reports from Pakistan's Swat Valley Article of faith
Why should Senator Barack Obama's religion matter, asks Ramzy Baroud  A question of audience With independent cinema gaining audiences worldwide, will Egypt's filmmakers be able to tap into the new taste for independent film, asks Hani Mustafa Whither Arab criticism?
Participants at the International Conference for Literary Criticism held recently in Cairo were unable to surmount the crisis confronting their discipline, reports Rania Khallaf Ein Shams receives top awards
Egyptian director Ibrahim El-Batout's film Ein Shams reaped the top awards at the Taormina and Rotterdam film festivals this week, writes Samir Farid in Taormina  The Sirius lore To the earliest Egyptians, Sirius/Sothis was the home of departed souls. Assem Deif shows how the triad Osiris-Isis-Nephthys affected other cultures Catwalk art along the Nile
Reham El-Adawi peruses a dazzling collection of the latest Italian evening and engagement gowns that are all the rage  Back upstairs
A 2-0 victory over Malawi in Cairo boosted Egypt's chances of going to the second round of the 2010 World Cup qualifications, reports Inas Mazhar |
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GAZANS RETURN TO NORMALITY: Palestinians enjoy a day at the beach in Gaza following a truce between Israel and Hamas. Gaza residents savoured the first weekend of calm after months of bloodshed. Children and young men are having fun under a bright blue sky flying the Palestinian flag high...  Obama's Palestinian problem
By Hamid Dabashi
 Rising from the ashes
By Shereen Moussad
Dramatic pause
While the relief of eased regional tensions is welcome, signs point to an unprecedented upheaval and possible catastrophe ahead, writes Hassan Nafaa Israel's dead end
Zionist dreams of clearing "Greater Israel" of all Palestinians continue to be played out via insidious and violent means, but they won't be realised, writes Jonathan Cook Two images of America
This year's US presidential election presents a choice to Americans that will also reveal who they are and where America is heading, writes James Zogby What kind of Palestine?
Security and the rule of law must be the cornerstones of a fledgling Palestinian state, writes Javier Solana Salama A Salama: Death boatsEditorial: Foothold in Darfur |
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