Dodging the 4th of May
All the signs are that the Palestinians will not declare a state on 4 May. But it is not yet clear what they will declare or whether they will declare anything at all. Graham Usher reports from Gaza
In quest of balance
Manoeuvring its way amidst the harsh realities of a uni-polar world order, Dina Ezzat writes, Egyptian diplomacy is banking on a multi-polar world in the making
Netanyahu moves on Orient House
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seems adamant, ahead of the upcoming elections, to weaken the status of Jerusalem's Orient House as a symbol of Palestinian claims to the holy city, writes Sherine Bahaa
In pursuit of peace
Egypt and Russia coordinated positions on the Kosovo crisis and Middle East peacemaking during Igor Ivanov's visit to Cairo earlier this week, writes Nevine Khalil
May Day dilemmas
Labour Day celebrations are this year dominated by discussions of the proposed draft labour law and the performance of the trade union movement. Fatemah Farag probes the politics of labour
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