Issue No. 927
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Ready to fire
Saleh Al-Naami examines the prospects for Gaza after the ending of the ceasefire with Israel Weathering the storm
Economic indicators suggest Egypt is beginning to feel the pinch of the international credit crisis. But not everything is bad news, writes Sherine Nasr Still at odds
Dina Ezzat examines possible scenarios for future Egypt-Syria relations Internet-less again
Online services may have ground to a halt but the real impact of last week's Internet outage was negligible, reports Reem Leila Grave changes
The newly-found tombs of King Unas's favourite singer and the supervisor of his exploration missions at the Saqqara necropolis reveal new burial patterns, Nevine El-Aref reports  Fatah postpones convention With no achievements in the peace process, Fatah's high leadership decides against gathering the movement, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank The waiting game
Syria is looking forward to Obama taking the reins of US power, hopeful he will end its isolation, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus Friends no longer
Ahead of provincial elections, Iraq's ruling Shia coalition appears on the verge of fragmenting, writes Seif Nasrawi Talking shoes
What was he actually thinking when he hurled his pair of shoes at Bush? Did he intend to trigger an international storm? Sherine Bahaa tries to find out Revolutionary ghosts
History is a powerful force pitting old comrades against each other, discovers Nosreddine Qassem  Palestine in the UK On the sidelines of the Palestine Investment Conference in London, Gamal Essam El-Din interviewed both Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Bill Rammell The specialists
Two months into their establishment, the economic courts have yet to show their true colours, Nesmahar Sayed sounds market reactions  Open our ears Gamal Nkrumah gives ear to the convictions and recollections of Aleida Guevara A one-man Internet David
Masters of Discourse, Israel Shamir, Booksurge Publishing, 2008. pp696  King or Aragoz Nashwa Abdel-Tawab invites young and old to watch a shadow puppet theatre performance Averting disaster
Can people remain healthy in a world that is sick? Attending the International EcoHealth Forum in Merida, Mexico, Nashwa Abdel-Tawab finds a creative way out of this terrible predicament  Going Greek in Alexandria
Alexandria still enjoys a particularly Greek flavour, writes Dina Ezzat Happy ending
The first round of the Egyptian League ended with smiles everywhere, Ahmed Morsy wonders whether the smirk will last in the coming phase |
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EGYPTIAN archaeologists were in high spirits this week as a greywacke head of the 18th Dynasty King Amenhotep III was returned to Egypt after two decades of being shunted back and forth between Switzerland, Britain and the US...
Why one state works
The two-state solution, in ignoring the economic life of the Palestinian people, effectively would consign Palestinians to perpetual neo-colonial poverty, writes Lama Abu Odeh Trade under Obama
As the global economy reaches low ebb, now is the time to recast the economic architecture of Egypt-US trade relations, writes Magda Shahin Protecting the homeland
Unless public accountability is asserted and the rule of law restored, the United States will be just as bad as every tin pot dictatorship it lambasts, writes James Zogby In focus: Transferred rights
Pragmatism ill suits the implementation of principle, writes Galal Nassar Bush's farewell gift
UN Resolution 1850 pushes Palestinian unity further from reach than ever, argues Nicola Nasser Between ideology and tactics
Tension between religious and democratic concepts still plagues the political life of moderate Islamist movements, write Marina Ottaway and Amr Hamzawy Salama A Salama: What's next? |
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