Issue No. 975
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Storm in a teacup
Fears triggered by the financial hurricane that hit Dubai this week seem to be receding. Magdi Sobhi and Thabet Awwad sift through the debris A pointed insult
Nashwa Abdel-Tawab gauges responses to this week's Swiss ban on the construction of minarets Head-banging
Two weeks on and the fallout from the violence surrounding the Egypt-Algeria World Cup play-off shows no sign of abating, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Ticking the boxes
During last week's vote at the IAEA Cairo reasserted its determination to see the Middle East free from nuclear weapons while upholding the rights of member states to pursue peaceful nuclear policies, reports Doaa El-Bey Overreaction
Reem Leila wonders what to make of suggestions that the academic year be suspended to halt the spread of swine flu European focus
Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit agreed to procedures facilitating the formation of the General Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean during his meeting with foreign ministers from France and Spain in Paris on Sunday, reports Doaa El-Bey Hard bargaining
The last mile is the hardest: negotiations intensify as Israel and Hamas move towards sealing a prisoner swap deal, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem Another Netanyahu con
Israel's supposed offer of a temporary settlements freeze is a scam, writes Saleh El-Naami The resistance will go on
Omayma Abdel-Latif reviews the outlines of Hizbullah's new political manifesto Drought hits Iraq
With experts warning that Iraq is entering its third successive year of drought, concerns are being raised at the economic and political fall-out, writes Salah Hemeid Who needs Paris?
Despite Israeli protests, Syria said that Turkey is indispensable as mediator for peace, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus Last-ditch crossroads
The road to the referendum is getting rockier by the day, worries Asmaa El-Husseini Dubai's debt woes
Dubai's financial crisis caused havoc to stock markets worldwide, and Egypt is no exception, Sherine Nasr reports A dispiriting encore
Gamal Nkrumah argues that the Swiss referendum to ban the construction of minarets puts Muslims and not mosques back on the Western map Ending what Guantanamo stands for
Five suspects, including the alleged mastermind of the 11 September attacks, will be transferred from Guantanamo Bay to the US mainland for trial in civilian court, reports Tamam Ahmed Jama Melodrama with a difference
Nehad Selaiha watches a vintage melodrama by Tawfiq El-Hakim transformed into a sombre problem play Postcards from the Balkans
Thessaloniki is a minor festival that knows where it is going, reports Samir Farid from Greece And the winner is...
Why have cartoon shows become so popular nowadays? Rania Khallaf talks to the makers of one of today's most popular TV comedies Time to help injured children
In a world in which more than 100 children die from injuries every hour, Dena Rashed finds out what the WHO is doing to help Tales of domestic violence
Recent press reports have claimed that "husband battery" is on the rise in Egypt, yet all too often women are still the victims of domestic violence, finds Ahmed Mahmoud Kjetil Trődal Thorsen: A Norwegian visionary
By Sahar El-Bahr Adieu to Michel
Zamalek gave head coach Henri Michel the sack while Ahli claimed their fifth successive win to open up a six-point lead in the Egyptian domestic league, Ahmed Morsy reports |
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IN THE RED? For an entire week Gulf stock markets plummeted before the situation improved slightly following assurances from Dubai and UAE rulers
An open plea to the head of FIFA
By Ahmed Moataz Barakat
 Book review
By Jill Kamil
What was he thinking?
It's one thing to criticise Barack Obama but another to infer that life under George W Bush was better, writes James Zogby A people's history of thanksgiving
In colonial historiography, the victims are almost always silent, writes Ramzy Baroud Brown Sahibs
"The more a ruling class is able to assimilate the foremost minds of the ruled class, the more stable and dangerous becomes its rule. " M Shahid Alam discovers more than a grain of truth in the words of Marx in today's Pakistan Ball in India's court
Tariq Osman Hyder considers Indian-Pakistani relations on the anniversary of the Mumbai bombings South Asia's Berlin Wall
A fresh start in South Asia is possible if India and Pakistan can put their disputes behind them and walk forward together in friendship, writes Aijaz Zaka Syed Dangerous misconceptions
Chameleon because so ill-defined, political Islam continues to pose a threat to the well-being of all Muslims, writes Galal Nassar The Egyptian-Algerian crisis
While the football crisis will eventually die down, with calm and relative peace restored, it is indeed a new kind of crisis: one largely out of the hands of those in power, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Salama A Salama: Injured dignity |
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