Al-Ahram Weekly Online   9 - 15 April 2009
Issue No. 942
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Cornered at last
Neither PR, the PA nor the US will help Likud, predicts Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem
Feeding frustration
Palestinian dialogue talks break up without agreement, leaving ordinary Palestinians bewildered and tired. Is unity possible, asks Saleh Al-Naami
Bush-like trip
President Obama's first encounter with Iraqis looks eerily like his predecessor's visits, argues Saif Nasrawi
Cries of rage and truth
Anayat Durrani heard a fiery speech in California defying US complicity with Israeli war crimes
'Sounds worrying'
UNRWA Commissioner General Karen Abu Zayd tells Dina Ezzat that opening the crossings to Gaza is an essential demand of any Israeli government
Feel the fear
What is Jonathan Scott Gration doing in Sudan? Gamal Nkrumah searches for plausible answers
Crossroads or maze?
Turkey and Iran are the two centres of gravity emerging to shape increasingly complex regional power struggles, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Phoney war
Omayma Abdel-Latif in Beirut assesses the party platforms of Lebanese politicians
Poor losers
The "lobby" tried its dirty work, but the truth still got through, affirms Dyab Abou Jahjah

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