Al-Ahram Weekly Online   24 - 30 December 2009
Issue No. 978
Region
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Settling old scores
Lebanon and Syria have turned one page but have they started a new one? Omayma Abdel-Latif reports from Beirut
Al-Qaeda under fire
The Yemeni army moved against Al-Qaeda activities in the country last week in three simultaneous operations, reports Nasser Arrabyee
Iran's endless crisis
Six months after its presidential election, there are no signs of improvement in internal politics nor resolving the panic over Iran's nuclear programme, writes Mahjoob Zweiri
Awaiting a miracle from Washington
The Palestinian Authority may be seeking renewed talks with Israel even in the absence of an Israeli freeze on settlements, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
Total racism, total war
On the first anniversary of Israel's war on Gaza, shocking revelations are appearing on the methods and reasoning behind the war, writes Saleh Al-Naami
Message: break the siege
The Viva Palestina convoy is hours away from Egypt while participants of the Gaza Freedom March have started arriving in Cairo. VP organiser Kevin Ovenden asks, "Will they get through?"
Old oilskins burst
Iran's seizure of Iraqi oil field raises the alarm. What is Tehran up to in its beleaguered neighbour, asks Salah Hemeid
Chilcot blasts Blair and Bush
Labour's "investigation" into its very own war crimes is unlikely to reveal what really happened, reports Mohamed Khan

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