Al-Ahram Weekly Online   12 - 18 February 2009
Issue No. 934
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Devils take the dupe
The spectre of Islam is rising in Somalia. To try to bury it alive would be suicidal, insists Gamal Nkrumah
Building a viable government
The real challenge begins, as winners look for coalition partners, reports Saif Nasrawi
Regulating snooping
The shadowy world of intelligence-gathering has come under the spotlight in Lebanon, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut
Waiting and hoping
With every day that the politicians fudge and fumble, Gaza's needs go unmet, writes Saleh Al-Naami
Innocence lost
The wounds of the victims in Gaza cannot and will never heal, write Sameh Habeeb and Janet Zimmerman
Who won the war?
Israeli atrocities in Gaza will live on across generations, giving birth to new waves of resistance. This is the essence of defeat, writes Mamdouh El-Adl
Doha Summit, take two
Is Arab reconciliation at all possible, especially before the next Arab summit? asks Dina Ezzat
Rebuilding regional bridges
Abbas's visit to Ankara last week makes it clear Turkey sees itself as a regional powerbroker, says Gareth Jenkins
Taking sides
Galal Nassar assesses recent shifts in Turkey's regional role

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