Issue No. 1068
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The test of bloody Sunday
The tragic death of Coptic protesters underlines the need for a prompt end to the increasingly confused transition, Dina Ezzat reports 'We did not kill protesters'
The military council warns it will not tolerate "evil plans" being drawn up to split the country and sabotage its domestic front, Amirah Ibrahim reports In the face of carnage
Nader Habib watches as Copts mourn their dead and express their anger Fury prevails
Anger at the SCAF was palpable during Monday's funeral procession of 17 victims killed in clashes between Coptic protesters and the army on Sunday, writes Khaled Dawoud 'Too little, too late'
The government's handling of Sunday's violent clashes between the military and protesters has left many commentators bewildered, reports Reem Leila Battling on
Onetime members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's defunct ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) are among the first to register as candidates in the upcoming elections of the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Sitting members
The withdrawal of the Wafd Party has left the Democratic Coalition for Egypt juggling seats, reports Amani Maged A final separation
The controversial honeymoon between the Wafd Party and the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party is over, reports Mona El-Nahhas Another blow
Egypt's economy pays the price of continued political instability 'Arab Spring forced us to accept Hamas's demands'
An open-ended hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli prisons highlights the barbarous conditions to which they are subject, writes Saleh Al-Naami Resisting on empty stomachs
Finally a prisoner swap deal has been reached -- widely seen as a victory for Hamas -- on captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied Palestine Israel urged to clamp down on Jewish terror
Desecration of graveyards and destruction of olive groves are just two manifestations of violence Palestinians -- on the West Bank and inside Israel -- face daily from Israeli society Time for action
Turkey's position on events in Syria has been "ambiguous and hesitant", according to the country's opposition, reflecting limitations in Ankara's strategic role, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus Vetoing the Syrian revolution
Fear of a re-run of Libya was one reason Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution condemning Syria. There were others, writes Graham Usher at the UN Back to school
Despite the ongoing war in Yemen and the Nobel flurry, citizens are trying to carry on their lives as usual, notes Nasser Arrabyee A page has turned in Tripoli
Libyans are beginning to question if the NTC are the wrong men for the job of rescuing Libya from its current morass, contemplates Gamal Nkrumah Tribunal crisis grows
The spat over the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is coming to a head, putting Najib Mikati in an unenviable position, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut Ways of staying on in Iraq
Some US troops could remain in Iraq even after Iraqi political leaders ruled out their receiving immunity from prosecution, writes Salah Nasrawi Saudi Shias riot yet again for better conditions
Saudi security forces probably did not realize that their arrests of two elderly men in their 70s in the village of Awamiyah in the Eastern Province on the night of 3 October would lead to riots in this Shia-majority area for two nights running, injuring 14 people, including ten policemen, reports Rashid Abul-Samh Half-baked Nobel recipe
Perhaps the Nobel Committee seeks to redefine feminist values -- a bold gesture, but one which could go further, postulates Gamal Nkrumah High profile
Ati Metwaly meets the Cairo Opera Orchestra's new artistic director An Egyptian Bloody Sunday
By Mona Anis Have you tried ozone?
Could ozone therapy be the latest miracle cure for a range of different conditions, asks Angy Essam Settling of scores
Enppi avenged their 2008 defeat by upsetting Zamalek in the final of the Egypt football cup, Ahmed Morsy reports Half a dozen
For the first time in Egyptian track and field, six athletes qualified for one Olympics, in this case the 2012 London Games, reports Ghada Abdel-Kader |
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Sunday 9 October will remain a black day in Egypt's history. At least 25 Egyptians were killed, the vast majority Copts, and accusing fingers are pointed at an army fresh from celebrating the 1973 October victory. What exactly happened will emerge with time. The most urgent task now facing all Egyptians is to ensure such a tragedy can never be repeated...
On state and nation
The ongoing crisis regarding Egypt's Copts is more than a national security issue, going to the heart of the Egyptian state and the identity of all Egyptians, writes Ahmed El-Tonsi When uprisings fail
The failure of popular revolutions does not give way to stability; on the contrary, unmet aspirations seethe below the surface, heightening instability, writes Eman Ragab Steve Jobs still lives
The biography of Apple's renowned CEO shows that individuals matter in history, and that they can change the world profoundly, writes Abdel-Moneim Said Washington's long hand
The killing of theological blogger Anwar Al-Awlaki in Yemen by a CIA drone demonstrates the US's increasing use of death squads to silence critics abroad, writes James Petras Truth and falsehood in Syria
There are at least 23 reasons why we should be careful about uncritically accepting Western views of the insurrection in Syria, writes Jeremy Salt in Ankara Voters are in a deep funk
Amid a deeply divided electorate, apathy may be the only common ground in present day America, writes James Zogby Afghanistan: Ten years of tragedy
Does the US have incompetent, misguided military planners, asks Ramzy Baroud Salama A Salama: Stop the 'fulul'! |
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