Issue No. 1050
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Egypt ponders policy choices
The military launches a dialogue with the revolution's youth while contemplating calls for drafting a new constitution ahead of elections, Gamal Essam El-Din reports Friday's new face
In the wake of Egypt's 25 January Revolution, Fridays have changed forever across the Arab world, writes Niveen Wahish Unity remains elusive
After Friday's Second Day of Anger youth groups continue to struggle to find a clear voice, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky Constitution first, democracy later?
Critics of the constitutional amendments approved two months ago are now campaigning against the changes. Amira Howeidy explores the likely consequences Mubarak awaits trial in Sharm El-Sheikh
Ousted president Hosni Mubarak is expected to face trial at the Red Sea resort after a medical committee ruled he was too unwell to be moved to Cairo, Gamal Essam El-Din reports Turning the page
Egyptian-Iranian relations are seeing a new beginning, writes Amani Maged Crushed ice in Nuseirat
Ramzy Baroud walks down memory lane Committee politics
Will the Wafd Party enter parliamentary elections with a united front, asks Mohamed Abdel-Baky Presidential hopeful
A recent court ruling could pave the way for opposition leader Ayman Nour to run for president, Mona El-Nahhas reports Most welcome decision
Palestinians in Gaza breathe a sigh of collective relief as Egypt permanently opens its border at Rafah, greatly denting Israel's siege on the Strip, writes Saleh Al-Naami G8 aid with strings attached
Leaders of the world's industrialised nations last week pledged their support for Arab countries carrying out democratic and free-market reforms, but is what is on offer enough, asks David Tresilian in Paris How to create jobs
Experts are not short on solutions to Egypt's unemployment problem, Niveen Wahish listens in Two armed fronts in Yemen
As law and order collapse, emirates and tribal fiefdoms are asserting themselves, Nasser Arrabyee Not at Israel's beck and call
A Palestinian unity government is expected to be announced in around one week, with leaders assuring the Palestinian public that it will not bow to Israel, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Lebanon 'on the brink'
Conflict in the Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry last week is a worrying further sign of instability in the country, writes Lucy Fielder in Beirut Allies, not leaders
While the demands of the protesters in Syria are similar to those of the country's opposition parties, the demonstrators have rejected their leadership, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus 'We are all Hamza'
A young Syrian boy was brutally killed while participating in a children's march towards besieged Daraa to deliver food to the children there, reports Bassel Oudat Giving up Gaddafi's ghost?
The Libyan leader's decision time draws nearer and it could provide the key for a new direction in African affairs, predicates Gamal Nkrumah Mediating a new Libyan regime
Arab Diplomats say it is a matter of time before the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi is out, reports Dina Ezzat Russia's orientalism
In the wake of well-received exhibitions of French and European orientalist painting, an intriguing new show draws renewed attention to Russian orientalism, writes David Tresilian in Amsterdam Lost and found in translation
How well can a revolution survive the language barrier? Rania Khallaf investigates Passion and fantasy
Ati Metwaly enjoys the most popular concert since the revolution How to save a life
If a colleague fainted, a child choked on a piece of candy or a relative had a stroke, would you be able to cope, asks Hanan Radwan, completing the Egyptian Red Crescent's first-aid course Standing all alone
With no opponent, Joseph Blatter was confirmed FIFA president even before the elections. From the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Inas Mazhar reports on the bizarre end of a soccer scandal. But has the story really ended? |
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In a variety show put on at the Cairo Opera House to honour Ziyad Bakir, an Opera House graphic designer who was martyred in the course of the revolution, Ballerina Sahar Helmi in a piece choreographed for the occasion...  Between conflict and reconciliation
By Nader Habib
Resurrecting the NAM
September's UN General Assembly, where recognition of a Palestinian state looks set to be considered, is an opportunity for non-aligned states to take on the big powers, writes Ayman El-Amir Happy Turks
Real democracy is an intricate everyday process, as Turkey has found and continues to learn, writes Abdel-Moneim Said New constitution needed
Without writing a constitution now that guarantees civic freedoms and advances the spirit of the Egyptian uprising, parliamentary elections will quash the legitimacy of the revolution, writes Azmi Ashour America's coming Nakba
Is the US reaping the effects of its military domination of the Middle East and unconditional support for Israel, asks William Cook The Arab Spring and the crisis of the elite
After so much failure, the old Arab elite has been washed away with the times, the youth taking over, writes Galal Nassar In search of a foreign policy
Post-revolution, Egypt has the chance to realign its foreign relations, if the right people with the right vision take the lead, writes Mohamed Anis Salem Salama A Salama: Heikal's visit |
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