Issue No. 915
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Fears of domino effect
The global financial crisis adds to the woes of Egypt's capital market, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek A premature end?
Rescue operations in Dweiqa have ended amid fears that bodies might still be trapped beneath the rubble, reports Mohamed El-Sayed  Criminalising Hamas Islamist leaders in Gaza are convinced that moves are being made to hold it alone responsible for Palestinian national strife, writes Saleh Al-Naami A real-life Ramadan drama
A spate of charges against a number of leading businessmen has thrown a spotlight on the link between wealth and political power, writes Gamal Essam El-Din Agreement falters
Arbitration between the monks of Abu Fana Monastery and surrounding villagers has hit the rocks, reports Reem Leila The Chinese arrived
Will Egyptian students be able to learn Chinese? For now Reem Leila got the answer in English but the first school in Egypt that will teach the language might change that Back to school...
... or not. Neither students nor teachers are happy with the start of the academic year, reports Mona El-Nahhas The winner is...
Polls opened. The results will decide who is Israel's next prime minister. Khaled Amayreh reports from occupied East Jerusalem Pogrom in Nablus
There is an unsaid understanding between the army and settlers, argues Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Another attempt at dialogue
Lebanese leaders began another attempt at dialogue this week, but were poles apart on the only real item on the agenda: Hizbullah's arms, Raed Rafei and Lucy Fielder report from Beirut A place under the sun
Will Tartus be the first Russian military base in the Mediterranean or just a service and repair station? Bassel Oudat writes from Damascus New power behind the throne
Unlike his predecessor, Raymond Odierno might face an even tougher job of maintaining a secure Iraq, writes Saif Nasrawi 'Help to return'
Oula Farawati in Amman speaks to Iraqi refugees whose stories are underlined by poverty and loss of hope  McPalin Watch out for the loose cannon, the gun-toting hockey mom from Alaska, warns Anayat Durrani Crossing the line
Washington's pre-emptive policy in Pakistan's borderlands is fraught with risk, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad The ghost of Stalingrad
Russia is determined to bring NATO's expansion eastward to a halt. Can it prevail, asks Eric Walberg Book review: Record of destruction
By David Tresilian  Break the habit
At the height of Ramadan, Nashwa Abdel-Tawab discusses with Egyptian youth new spiritual and social habits  Last step Zamalek must win their last game to join Ahli in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions league, Ahmed Morsy reports More to come
Egypt's only participant in taekwondo finished fifth in her first ever Olympics, reports Ghada Abdel-Kader |
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The Paralympics came to an end in Beijing yesterday with Egypt finishing in a respectable 29th place, a result which helped make some amends for the meek Olympic showing a month earlier...  The Ptolemies through plexi-glass
By Nevine El-Aref
 Son of a widowed city
By Rania Khallaf
Collapse of empire
Hassan Nafaa plots the demise of the Project for the New American Century, the power-house think tank that once drove US foreign policy Unearthing Republican strategy
While Obama's mission is to heal a divided nation, the Republican Party seems bent on polarising the American nation even further, writes James Zogby Whose culture of hatred?
Terrorism is served by the policies Bush and his Israeli allies have embraced, writes Ayman El-Amir No coexistence with occupation
The allies of Israel like to think that the Palestinians are backed against a wall. They are gravely mistaken, again, writes Sam Bahour Struggling over civilisation
The fundamental shared feeling that characterises regional political forces -- that theirs is the sole correct vision -- explains the multiple, contradictory and shifting fractures extant in the Islamic world, writes Khalil El-Anani Syrian skills
Against the odds, Damascus has emerged triumphant from attempts to isolate and diminish it, writes Mustafa Labbad Israel prepares for war
Israel continues to be shaken by its defeat in its 2006 war on Lebanon, so the sabre-rattling will continue, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Assigning blame |
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