Issue No. 739
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Knee pads and floats
African leaders put their heads together to address key issues facing the continent, writes Gamal Nkrumah from Sharm El-Sheikh Out of pocket
One hundred days into his presidency Mahmoud Abbas is a disappointment, and not only to the Israelis, writes Graham Usher in Ramallah  Election jitters
Vulnerable Fatah backbenchers are pushing for a postponement of the Palestinian parliamentary elections, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank Hostage hoax
Nermeen Al-Mufti visits Al-Madaen, the city at the centre of last week's rumours of shia hostage taking, while Mohamed El-Anwar assesses the performance of the Iraqi leadership in Baghdad Spring scenarios
Have demands for political reform reached fever pitch? Omayma Abdel-Latif wonders whether Egypt's long anticipated democratic spring has actually arrived  Partying to a new dynamic? The particulars of proposed political reform were being hammered out this week by both the national dialogue and the People's Assembly. Gamal Essam El-Din reports NCHR speaks out, finally
The first annual report of the state-backed National Council for Human Rights was a lot tougher on the government than expected. Gihan Shahine looks for significance Judges into the fray
Over 1,000 judges vowed to boycott presidential and parliamentary elections unless the government responded to their demands. Mona El-Nahhas reports Restructuring subsidies
The government's plan to reform the subsidy system is running into fierce opposition. Mona El-Fiqi investigates  Divided we fall
At the crossroads of a profound and complex political crisis, a new cabinet is finally formed under the auspices of Najib Miqati. But, is longer-term national unity really possible? Serene Assir investigates What due process?
In contrast to the work of the international tribunals in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the "national" trial of Saddam Hussein looks to be a legal travesty, writes Zaid Al-Ali Commentary: De-nationalising Iraq
There are many forces, argues Muwaffaq Rifai , seeking to Lebanonise Iraq  Smoke Signals
In one of the quickest conclave elections in Vatican history, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the new Pope on Tuesday. Samia Nkrumah reports from Rome Second chance
Controversial plans to renovate Bab Al-Azab have been revived: Nevine El-Aref attends the launching of a new phase in the history of Islamic Cairo  Schoolboy blues
The dismal realities of state schools are no secret but what, asks Mohamed El-Sayed, is it like for the children? Goal rush
The Red Devils showered the Dervishes with half-a-dozen goals, leaving the quiet coastal city at sixes and sevens. Mohamed El-Sayed writes from Ismailia |
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QUEEN ON SCREEN: The royal couple, Akhenaten and his Queen Nefertiti, resplendent in their distinctive regalia and unique physiognomy, perform in dignified obeisance an act of adoration to the Aten -- the one god they worshipped...
Nothing less will do
Ibrahim Nafie reviews the debate over regulations governing the nomination of candidates for the presidency The Catholic Church and the world
On the occasion of the death of one Pope and the election of another, Immanuel Wallerstein reflects on the nearly 2000-year history of the Catholic Church Votes that rebound
Washington has determined that a democratised Arab world is in its -- and Israel's -- interest. The assumption is wide off the mark, writes Hassan Nafaa Terrorism and the computer
Terrorist operations no longer need complicated networks but can now be carried out by a handful of people, writes Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The Arab scene
Mustafa El-Feki explores the likely fall-out of regional developments Up the tree
by Salama A Salama Editorial: Summits in Sharm
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