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'Only you, Mr president'
Ariel Sharon offered the Palestinians nothing during his eighth visit to the White House, reports Khaled Dawoud from Washington

US tightens grip on Iraq
Saddam Hussein's foes tighten their control of the Governing Council in Iraq, reports Salah Hemeid

Winning the peace
Despite the killing of Saddam Hussein's sons last week in Mosul, US attempts to pacify and rebuild Iraq are floundering. Jihan El-Alaily reports from Baghdad

More than a 'problem'
The apartheid wall is contributing to the slow death of the roadmap, reports Khaled Amayreh from Hebron

Selective accountability
The Syria Accountability Act under debate in Washington is a model of American bullying tactics, writes Imad Fawzi Shuebi from Damascus

Time for change
Cairo spelt out an ambitious plan to reform the Arab League. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty leaf through the proposal

Missing pages decried as malicious
Saudi diplomats insist claims of the kingdom's culpability in the 9/11 terror attacks are both "malicious and blatantly false". Khaled Dawoud , in Washington and John R Bradley, in Jeddah, report

What's good for the goose...
Trial by nationality? Nyier Abdou looks at accusations that the US is dispensing justice to Al-Qa'eda suspects by fiat

Egypt:

Education in flux
Reforming Egypt's education system may be the most controversial issue on the agenda of the ruling party's first annual conference, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

One hundred days
The government clampdown on anti-war activists is not over. Amira Howeidy investigates the case of Ashraf Ibrahim

Disgusting display
The televised images of the corpses of Saddam's sons shocked and horrified many Egyptians. Gihan Shahine gauges the public mood

A twist of fate
Contrary to expectations, business in the Suez Canal has thrived as a result of the war in Iraq. Niveen Wahish reports from Ismailia

International:

Homeland security at work
Detention of a high-ranking Jordanian priest is seen as part of new American restrictions on Middle Easterners travelling to the land of the free, writes Muna Hamzeh

The fall-guy
Instead of toppling the increasingly unpopular Blair government the apparent suicide of a discreet scientist has signalled open season on the BBC, writes Iason Athanasiadis in London

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The Temple Mount

Targeting Haram Al-Sharif


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Sheherazade meets Antigone


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Obese? You are not alone


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Elkab's hidden treasure


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Tale of two visits
The Palestinian prime minister's visit to Washington marks a significant shift in the US position, writes Ibrahim Nafie

Divide and rule?
Iraq has a Governing Council, but where is it taking the country? Azmi Bishara warns that sectarianism can create a divisive momentum

Republic in review
The Egyptian republic was born 50 years ago last June. Roger Owen saw it unfold

Shikaki's surprise findings
The outcry following a new poll conducted among Palestinian refugees leads Mohamed Sid-Ahmed to call for more openness

 
 

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