Issue No. 1064
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Emergency revisited
The ruling military council's decision to revive the emergency law has left activists of all stripes anxious, reports Gamal Essam El-Din The Erdogan effect
The prime minister of Turkey was the focus of attention in Cairo this week, Dina Ezzat reports In camera
Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the trials of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and 25 of his former henchmen Israeli alarm over elections in Egypt
Concerned about a spike in anti-Israeli sentiment, Israel has pushed the US to pressure Egypt's ruling military council to delay parliamentary and presidential elections, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza Holding to peace
Both Cairo and Tel Aviv are trying to contain the worst crisis in their relations since signing the 1979 peace treaty. Whether they will succeed is uncertain, reports Doaa El-Bey Sidelined or in the lead?
Amani Maged looks at the balance sheet for the Islamists following their refusal to participate in last Friday's demonstrations Final exit and last resort
Copts seeking the right to divorce and remarry are gathering in front of the Ministry of Justice today in order to present their collective resignation from the Coptic Orthodox Church, reports Rasha Sadek College crisis
The anger vented by university professors is threatening to explode, reports Reem Leila Ultras plead innocence
The avid and sometimes violent football fans have taken their show from stadiums to streets, as well as making an appearance on the political scene, Inas Mazhar reports A tangled web
Was there more to the violence that erupted in Cairo last Friday than meets the eye, wonders Khaled Dawoud In search of a strategy
The country's political forces have been trying to distance themselves from last Friday's protests, looking for other ways to influence the country's future direction, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky Nubian new beginnings
Nubia's remake is a splash in Lake Nasser, notes Gamal Nkrumah Troubled affair
Even at their best times, Egypt-Israel relations were anything but warm. However, the inter-economic cooperation witnessed a revival during the last decade of Mubarak's rule. Sherine Abdel-Razek sheds light on the depth of these connections Looking ahead
The latest growth rates are nothing to brag about, but the government remains hopeful, writes Niveen Wahish Is Israel getting the message?
While Israeli leaders speak about keeping a low profile, to repair relations with erstwhile allies, many doubt Tel Aviv is prepared to embrace a path to peace, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem Weighing up recognition
The Ramallah leadership is set on going to UN for recognition of Palestine, but other factions are sceptical, with some seeing this as a self-serving move on the part of the PA, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza Warning against a Palestinian state
Palestinian refugees fear their leadership's bid to become a member state at the UN will compromise their right of return, writes Graham Usher at the United Nations Too little, too late?
Last week's initiative by the Arab League secretary-general to help end the Syrian crisis is expected to fail, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus Syrian SOS to Cairo
Feeling isolated and abandoned, Syrian human rights defenders reach out to public opinion in Cairo on stopping the Syrian regime's killing machine, Amira Howeidy reports Tripoli plays the Turkey card
The NTC purports to mimic the Turkish model, but the Western world should be wary of Libya's new "moderate Islam", warns Gamal Nkrumah Up to old tricks
Al-Qaeda is on the run but Yemen's indefatiguable president continues to waffle, says Nasser Arrabyee 'Diplomacy of incompetence' in Iraq
Is anyone in charge of Iraq's foreign policy, asks Salah Nasrawi Timely lessons of 9/11
The ugly legacy of 9/11 is devilishly hard to get right in Washington, writes Gamal Nkrumah Staging political activism
Watching a lively onslaught on the ruling military council at Rawabet, Nehad Selaiha wonders why the Salafi danger was carefully skirted A motley crew
Writing from the Lido, Samir Farid covers some of the Venice Festival's highlights Holy images
Venus Fouad visits an exhibition that rethinks one of the basic tenets of Muslim tradition Obituary: Khairi the Symbol has Fallen
By Youssef Rakha Passion bereft of pity
Race and Slavery in the Middle East (2010) edited by Terrance Waltz and Kenneth Cuno. The American University Press in Cairo, Cairo, New York Reviewed by Gamal Nkrumah A dream comes true
For many girls in Upper Egypt, being able to read and write can be a dream come true thanks to an innovative public-private educational partnership, reports Nesmahar Sayed There's still hope
Six-time African champions Ahli can reach the semi-finals of the African Champions League despite drawing 1-1 with Morocco's Wydad Casablanca, Abeer Anwar reports Nothing to write home about
Though Egypt is taking part in the All-Africa Games currently being held in Maputo, Mozambique, little information do we have about what's happening. Inas Mazhar finds out why |
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Egyptians greet Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan while holding a banner reading "Welcome dear leader of the free" before a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers at the League's headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday. Erdogan threw Turkey's weight behind a Palestinian bid for statehood and criticised Israel in an address to Arab states meeting in Cairo...
 A kinder Middle East hegemon
By Eric Walberg
A new page for old relations
By Dina Ezzat
Thriving bilateral relations
By Nesma Nowar
Following the Turkish model or forging our own?
By Hassan Abu Taleb
 Arab and Ottoman, then and now
By Dina Ezzat
 Egypt and Turkey: future horizons
By Mustafa El-Labbad
Egypt's partial foreign policy revival
Hopes have faded that Egyptian foreign policy is different now than before the revolution, while the ruling military council insists such questions be left for an elected government, writes El-Sayed Amin Shalabi Islamists and the revolution
Islamists are a fact in Arab political life and should be accepted and not alienated or feared if democracy is to take hold, writes Khalil El-Anani Will the US declare independence at the UN?
Calling on the UN to recognise Palestine is a win-win for the Palestinians. If the US abstains, it is a step backward for Israel. If it vetoes, it loses its credibility as an honest broker, writes John Whitbeck A lost decade
James Zogby relates how the US squandered goodwill and is now in worse shape as a result of its post-9/11 policies Tale of two economies
Just as in the US, the Egyptian economy needs reviving. But how can it be done, asks Abdel-Moneim Said Salama A Salama: End of summer |
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