Issue No. 921
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The perfect storm
Barack Obama has not only made history by winning the US presidential elections, he has already improved America's image across the globe Dream come true
The euphoria following Obama's victory knows neither race nor nationality, affirms Gamal Nkrumah  NDP on the offensive The ruling NDP ended its fifth conference by outlining its political and economic agenda, Gamal Essam El-Din reports All eyes on Gamal
Gamal Mubarak takes off his gloves with a smile. Dina Ezzat watches Redrawing personal status
Women's rights are an indispensable component of development, says the National Democratic Party, Reem Leila reports Pre-dialogue doubts
Hamas is insistent that it must be treated as an equal partner in Egyptian-sponsored reconciliation talks, writes Saleh Al-Naami Neither hell nor heaven
Egyptian-Israeli relations will endure a recent Israeli affront, Dina Ezzat reports In league with the enemy!
The Arab League will be at Union for the Mediterranean meetings. But is this confronting Israel or part of a process of normalisation, asks Dina Ezzat Where there's a will
The Israelis can be defied. But it requires courage, especially from Arab countries, asserts Saleh Al-Naami Another Lebanon?
Algeria's president seeks to extend his term in power beyond that allowed in the constitution, raising eyebrows, writes Nosreddine Qassem Knowing one's friends
In the wake of the US strike on Syria, relations worsen between Damascus and the US-supported government in Iraq, writes Bassel Oudat Tehran's Oval Office
For Iran, the competition between two lobbies behind the US president will most decide its coming fortunes, writes Mustafa El-Labbad Complex persecution
Despite political intrigues against Christians, the enduring peace between Muslims and Christians is hard to snuff out, observes Nermeen Al-Mufti Gateway to America
A wider use of the Generalised System of Preferences may well work miracles to boost Egypt's exports to the US, Niveen Wahish hears some expert advice  Nkunda is nigh A Congolese humanitarian catastrophe is in the making and the central figure in this tragic drama stands poised to storm the capital, warns Gamal Nkrumah Talking to the Taliban
After seven years of war in Afghanistan the unthinkable is being thought, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad Change for Cuba?
Though the UN condemned for the 17th consecutive year the US blockade of Cuba, the new American president may not change track, writes Faiza Rady  Ending oil volatility Wildly fluctuating oil prices have sent shocks through the global economy in recent years. A formula exists to curb the worst of these tremors, writes Hussein Abdallah  Rereading history The Bibliotheca Alexandrina makes reading history a pleasure, writes Dina Ezzat  The brush and the pen
Rania Khallaf enjoys a chat and a bowl of soup with Georges Bahgory Pages from a checkered past
Winds of cultural change are clearing away cobwebs. Eric Walberg reviews a Czech film and observes how Czechs are re-evaluating the 1940-50s Spinning Coton
Two early goals helped Ahli edge closer to a record sixth African Champions league title, Ahmed Morsy reports |
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Reactions of supporters to the historic election of Barack Obama, including civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and a US soldier in Iraq
Ending oil volatility By Hussein Abdallah
Pirates of Bab Al-Mandab
It may sound fantastical, but pirates in the Red Sea are no joke and threaten Egyptian national interests, writes Amin Howeidi Change this
While he did everything to pander to Israel, Obama will face the same problems US policy has always faced as a result of Israeli intransigence, writes Ayman El-Amir Arab roadmap left
Liberal and leftist forces in the Arab world are the best placed to forge a new social contract for the Arab people, writes Amr Hamzawy Poverty eradication in Egypt
The goal of poverty reduction should be a stable, loyal and productive society, writes Sayed Attia Return of the Baghdad Pact
Bush wants to give Iraq one last gift: subservience to an agreement that perpetuates the US occupation and absolves invading and occupying US forces of their crimes, writes Galal Nassar Differing directions
Despite being pro-Israeli, Obama will face an Israel radicalised to the right while the US he promises, and that the world awaits, is of the centre, writes Hassan Nafaa Contesting the subtext
Bigotry has made Arab and Muslim a pejorative in the US presidential elections, writes Muqtedar Khan Salama A Salama: President Obama! |
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