Al-Ahram Weekly Online   31 July - 6 August 2008
Issue No. 908
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Square one again
A horrific beach bombing takes Hamas and Fatah back to the edge of open strife, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
By hook or by crook
The Sudanese president balances heart with head in his Darfur charm offensive, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Clouds over Kirkuk
Postponing Iraq's provincial elections might be Washington's and Baghdad's favoured position now, writes Saif Nasrawi
More than promises
Iraqi Shia leader Ammar Al-Hakim speaks of the need to rebuild ties with Egypt and Arabs in interview with Salah Hemeid
Enshrining resistance
Lebanon's leaders are haggling again, though the true balance of power has been laid bare, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut
Separation anxiety?
Signs point to a reconfiguration of Syria's relation to Iran, though the signals are mixed, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus
Commentary: Time for US-Iran détente
Finally common sense in US-Iran relations appears to be breaking the clouds, writes Muqtedar Khan
Beautiful to behold
Iran responds to the West's package of incentives with rhetorical rather than confrontational posturing, writes Sherine Bahaa
Blood on the streets
Turkey's domestic political crisis deepens as bombings up the pressure all round, reports Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

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