Al-Ahram Weekly Online   28 August - 3 September 2008
Issue No. 912
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Undermining faith
Israel continues to burrow beneath the foundations of the Aqsa Mosque in the heart of East Jerusalem, reports Khaled Amayreh
Ship of hope
The waterborne show of international solidarity to break Israel's blockade on Gaza succeeded, reports Saleh Al-Naami
A late thaw
After years of severed relations Hamas and Jordanian officials are meeting in Amman. Oula Farawati assesses the motives behind the sudden move
The puppet cuts his strings
Iraq's prime minister is no longer content to be seen as an American stooge, writes Saif Nasrawi
Faceless terror
Militant groups make a come back in Algeria, reports Nosreddine Qassem from Algiers
Playing the Russian card
The recent visit by Bashar Al-Assad to Russia strengthens Syria's diplomatic hand, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus

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