Issue No. 917
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Post-Eid freefall
Egypt might not be in the middle of the international financial crash. However, the local stock market cannot escape the pinch, Sherine Abdel-Razek reports Preparing to fail
Ahead of talks in Cairo aimed at national reconciliation, Palestinian factions are doing everything possible to weather the worst, writes Saleh Al-Naami Licence to kill
Jewish settler fanatics continue to kill and steal from Palestinians without censure from Israel, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank  The homestretch In an election that seems to change from week to week, the 2008 presidential and vice presidential debates have been anything but boring, says Anayat Durrani  Pressing for change The presidential pardon granted to Al-Dostour 's Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Eissa is one step closer to the scrapping of custodial sentences for publication offences, writes Shaden Shehab Cairo in Baghdad
Egypt is not fast-tracking bilateral relations with Iraq, but it is moving them from the slow lane, Dina Ezzat reports Slogans and substance
For the second year the NDP places social justice atop its conference agenda, writes Gamal Essam El-Din Unsafe streets
The Eid was once again marred by attacks against women in the streets of Mohandessin. Reem Leila reports on the growing problem of sexual harassment Don't hold your breath
Will elections at the Bar Association go ahead? No one is sure, writes Mona El-Nahhas Climbing on the bandwagon
Recent calls that the UK must compensate Egypt for its occupation of the country are unlikely to be heeded, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Celebrating criminality
In Israel, the murder of Palestinians and their mutilation is openly applauded at the highest levels. Is anyone in the West watching? asks Saleh Al-Naami Fractures beneath appearances
Progress in Iraq is more mirage than reality, writes Salah Hemeid Who is targeting Syria?
A bombing in Syria's capital joins a considerable list of unexplained terrorist attacks on Syrian soil, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus Flag-wavering
Torn apart by civil war Sudan stands a good chance to be put back together again, writes Gamal Nkrumah Gas prices revisited
Egypt aims to accelerate negotiations to secure better prices for its natural gas exports, reports Sherine Nasr 'One of us'
Youssef Boutros Ghali lands big responsibility as IMFC chair, writes Niveen Wahish  Armed and dangerous Military might has been both the guiding principle and the practical policy of Zionist plans for the creation of Israel, writes Galal Nassar An American friend
Asif Zardari has presented himself as America's man in the "war on terror". It won't do him much good in Pakistan, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Listening to Sarah
McCain's running mate reveals well the thinking that Republican strategists aim to insert into the American psyche, writes James Zogby High time to move beyond clichés
The Palin-Biden debate left a lot to be desired, writes Ramzy Baroud Towards information for all
An international conference held this week at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina highlighted the role of libraries in meeting the challenges of the formation age, writes Heba Sharobeem  This band of brothersBy Rania Khalaf The priciest token
Is wedding jewellery more than just a token of love, wonders Amira El-Noshokaty  The saviour Egypt's only medal in the Beijing Olympics came from Hisham Mesbah in judo. Ghada Abdel-Kader interviewed our redeemer Pack of cards
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Along the once impenetrable Bar Lev Line of Israel, Egypt's flag was planted on Sinai soil 35 years ago to mark the country's historic military victory. The 1973 war of 6 October had the double accomplishment of vanquishing the demons that had haunted Egypt in the wake of the 1967 debacle and preparing the groundwork for a peace treaty Cairo forged with Tel Aviv from a position of power and pride.  Zero-sum thinking still
By Azmi Bishara
 October war 35th anniversary
By Galal Nassar
 Mameluke makeover
By Nevine El-Aref
 A living legacy
By Serene Assir
Mortgaged futures
As volatile markets continue to swing like a pendulum Hassan Nafaa ponders the implications of the global financial meltdown No easy ride
Locked between US plans in the Arab region and Afghanistan, Pakistan appears both a target and a victim of the war on terror, writes Abdallah El-Ashaal Mea culpa
It is too easy to demonise the West, writes Amr Hamzawi Courting Nasrallah
Cairo's overtures to Hizbullah are about shoring up Lebanon's now fragile Sunni community, writes Ammar Ali Hassan Re-branding globalisation
As financial markets continue their roller-coaster ride it is US hegemony that is being left behind, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Tragic ending |
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