Al-Ahram Weekly Online   25 September - 5 October 2008
Issue No. 916
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The living illusion
The friendly smile hides a sinister agenda, warns Khaled Amayreh from East Jerusalem
Gaza's useful mercenaries
According to Hamas sources, groups supposedly affiliated to Al-Qaeda in Gaza are but paid and protected pro-Fatah criminal cells, reports Saleh Al-Naami
Embers under the ashes
A Syrian military court has sentenced 50 Kurds to prison. With other Kurdish leaders awaiting trial, tensions are running high, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus
Striving to remain visible
For Arabs, this year's UN General Assembly is more about remaining on the agenda than scoring diplomatic goals, Dina Ezzat reports
A new divide
Arab-Kurd strife might shape future Iraqi politics, writes Saif Nasrawi
Defiant in Yemen
There is a new generation of Al-Qaeda coming of age, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sanaa
Preaching to the unconverted
The US and the Anglicans are raising hackles, reports Nosreddine Qassem

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