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Back to the UN
The deteriorating situation in Iraq is forcing the US administration to rethink its attitude towards the UN, writes Salah HemeidStalemate reigns
Few expect any advances to be made during Bush's upcoming meetings with the Palestinian and Israeli prime ministers, reports Khaled Dawoud from WashingtonPhoto Caption
REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY: Yesterday Egypt marked the 51st anniversary of the 1952 July Revolution led by Gamal Abdel-Nasser ...
The road to Washington
As tensions in Iraq simmered in the background, Cairo's diplomatic efforts focussed on the deadlocked situation between the Palestinians and Israelis. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty reportNDP gears up
The ruling party has provoked the ire of independent and opposition political pundits by claiming that calls for amending the constitution amount to fomenting instability and unrest. Gamal Essam El-Din reports'Tis the season
The 51st anniversary of the July Revolution is intersecting with a frenzy of initiatives for "political reform". Amira Howeidy examines the significance or lack thereofPress Syndicate faces unpredictable poll
Fierce competition is expected in the upcoming Press Syndicate elections -- and so are the surprises. Shaden Shehab reportsA system for Sisyphus
Educators say the decision to reintroduce a sixth year of primary schooling points to serious shortcomings in Egypt's educational system. Gihan Shahine reportsObituary: A tremendously talented Texan
John Gerhart (1943 -- 2003)
By Reem NafieNewsreel
Commemorating the 51st anniversary of the 1952, 23 July Revolution, in a televised speech President Hosni Mubarak acclaimed the achievements of the revolution...Under cover of demography
Israel's policy of ethnic cleansing terrorises Palestinians into homelessness, writes Annika Hampson from JerusalemIn Arafat's shadow
In his first Arab tour, Palestinian Premier Mahmoud Abbas attempts to re-garner support for the Palestinian cause. Dina Ezzat reportsWitnesses to war crimes
On 17 July, the Tel Aviv District Court judge upheld the deportation orders for eight peace activists from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM)...Nile Valley thaw
As Egypt and Sudan inch closer economically and politically following talks between Egyptian and Sudanese top-level officials, the two neighbours must carefully consider the impact of integration, writes Gamal NkrumahPainted into a corner
The future of the Iraqi Governing Council is fraught with difficulties as Iraq's Sunnis and Shi'ites cast aspersions upon its legitimacy. Omayma Abdel-Latif reportsGetting hotter in Iraq
Anger is on the increase in Iraq with many citizens impatient to achieve real democracy in the country, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from BaghdadThe bottom line
Assessing a bilateral relationship requires that we take into account not only politics but economics as well; US-Iranian ties are a case in point, writes Mustafa El-LabbadA chance for the council?
Only days before the Security Council meeting on Iraq last Tuesday, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira De Mello, told Jihan Al-Alaily in Baghdad that neighbouring countries should be patient with Iraq's interim Governing CouncilWhimsical de-Ba'thification
The exclusion of former Ba'ath Party members from new Iraqi administrative postings may constitute a waste of human resources, discovers Karim El-GawharyAbbas besieged
Abbas faces rising discontent as Israel fails to deliver on issues vital to the survival of the roadmap. Khaled Amayreh reports from PalestineRoadmap transgressions
A recent report by the Palestinian Non-Governmental Network exposes Israel's failure to implement the roadmapRoadmap timeline
16 July: Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath urges Turkey to help persuade Israel to implement the roadmap and contribute to reconstruction projects in the Palestinian territories...
A third way for Palestine
DFLP leader Nayef Hawatmeh , at a roundtable discussion with the Weekly, explains why a united Palestinian national leadership and a common national programme are both urgent and incontrovertible conditions for realising Palestinian national goals and lasting peace and coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis
A brighter forex future
The way out of the current foreign exchange crisis is a futures market, writes Hossam OmarDublin bound
To help boost trade and investment ties, Egypt and Ireland last week signed an agreement to form a joint business council, reports Inas Mazhar from Dublin...State or no state
The weak role of the financial sector in the economies of the MENA is a daunting challenge for its countries. Wael Gamal reviews a World Bank assessmentBriefs
Egyptian-Sudanese economic cooperation efforts surged forward this week with a groundbreaking series of treaties...Death of a scientist
The political ripple effects of the mysterious death of a British scientist are just now unfolding, writes Alistair Alexander from LondonTerrible chapter reopened
Allegations of a series of rape crimes occurring over several decades are rocking the British military. Tamam Ahmed Jama reports from LondonDay of reckoning
At an international conference on HIV/AIDS, it transpires that the struggle against the pandemic is hampered by severe cash shortages and a lack of political will, writes Negar Azimi
A more potent league
The Arab regional order may yet emerge strengthened by the Iraqi crisis, writes Ibrahim NafieImperial perspectives
The distortions of imperial perspectives produce further distortions in Middle Eastern society that prolong suffering and induce extreme forms of resistance, writes Edward SaidThe balance sheet, two years on
Two years after 11 September, is the terrorist threat receding or growing, asks Mohamed Sid-AhmedPermits from hell
The only democracy in the Middle East treats Palestinians like caged animals. Lisa Taraki describes howSharon's Palestinian 'state'
When the Israeli prime minister speaks of statehood, it is something far more limited he has in mind, writes Azmi BisharaColonialism reloaded
The Arabs may have invented modern mathematics, writes Abdel-Moneim Said , in the latest of a series of articles on Iraq, but when it comes to US motives for invading the country, the sums just don't add upEditorial:
Amid the meetings
The socio-economic development of the entire Middle East is being bogged down by the stalemate that has afflicted the peace process...Close up
Mercenaries in Iraq
To prevent their military victory turning into a political defeat occupying US- British troops in Iraq must now follow the path they earlier, and at enormous costs, rejected...
By Salama A SalamaSoapbox
The Russians have arrived
Reality can exceed the most optimistic predictions: this at least is the case with Russian tourism to Egypt...
By Vladimir BeliakovIraqi resistance
Iraqi resistance is now an organised movement and not the work of individuals...
By Naguib MahfouzBahgory One-line: DAVID KELLY
Even if only for a day
In the Egyptian press this week a tight job market was poised to accept more university graduates, while the NDP reiterated its prizing of "stability", writes Aziza SamiDampened spirits
With the weather hot and humid, there was nothing in this week's Arab press to boost morale, writes Amina Elbendary
The forties revived
Amal Choucri Catta detects a sudden interest in a decade long goneIn progress: Queen of the purple flowers
Siama, Queen of the Purple Flowers in her native Kakwa tongue, is a Sudanese singer based in Cairo...
By Gamal NkrumahPlain Talk
I find special charm in old buildings, and am deeply chagrined when I see any in a sorrowful state of dilapidation...
By Mursi Saad El-DinIn no need of protection
Nationalist militants and determined feminists: Margot Badran and Lucia Sorbera examine the grafting of agendasBeneath the banners
Amina Elbendary examines the subtexts in local responses to the return of the Egyptian delegation from Rome
In the fast lane
Cairo's microbuses are reliable, quick and affordable. But in this corner-cutting, beat-the-traffic-race, passengers sometimes find the ride a little too exciting. Gamal Nkrumah enters the world of daredevil riders
Dead or alive
Small things can sometimes cause distress disproportionate to their size...
By Shaden ShehabLove is...
...Never having to say you're sorry, insists Injy El-KashefSpicy Sausage Salad
Weekly recipe
By Moushira Abdel-MalekJudgement day
Reem Nafie interviews students and parents on the tension-filled day that Thanaweiya 'Amma exam results were announcedEgyptian party in London
Egyptian antiquities were in the spotlight as the British Museum's celebrations of its 250th anniversary got underway. Nevine El-Aref attended the week-long eventThreads of history
Weaving technology and techniques were established early on in Egypt, but we know little about the development of the industry, writes Jill KamilDig Days: Immortal in Texas
I recently visited Fort Worth, Texas for the opening of an exhibit of Egyptian antiquities entitled, "The Quest for Immortality". While I was en route, I couldn't stop thinking of the horrible destruction of the Mesopotamian monuments...
By Zahi Hawass
First among Arabs
Zamalek are on top of the Arab world after winning the regional club championship. Inas Mazhar looks at the new No 1Half-time: Lesson never learnt
A year ago, the Egyptian Olympic soccer team took part in a friendly tournament in Romania organised by the Romanian Arab Sports Academy...The sound of silence
Jenny Thompson came from behind as the swimming anchor to bring the United States gold on Sunday in the women's 400-metre freestyle relay at the World Championships in Barcelona...
On drugs
The drug problem in Egypt has a history. One report estimated that there were half a million drug addicts in Egypt in the late 1920s -- when the population was 15 million. Despite an increase in fines and prison sentences, the narcotics trade failed to abate. Professor Yunan Labib Rizk enters the world of drug trafficking
Brigadier Hassan Sami: An equine psychology
What to do about the horse? And the donkey, and the mule for that matter
Profile by Yasmine El-Rashidi
Pack of cards
Society columnLimelight: Fog of war
"The military don't start wars. The politicians start wars," said US General William Westmoreland...
By Lubna Abdel Aziz