Issue No. 926
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It's shoe time
Assem El-Kersh ponders one of history's more endearing footnotes Settling scores
A campaign to prevent Farouk Hosni becoming the next UNESCO director-general is taking shape, reports Nevine El-Aref Gaza or Tehran
Is Egypt ceding influence in Gaza to Iran, and is the latter fighting for it, Dina Ezzat asks Shifting sands
Growing tensions between Cairo and Tehran are a result of Iran seeking to wear the mantle Cairo once claimed as its own, writes Mustafa El-Labbad War of words
Reasons for protests by Bedouins in Sinai still stand, Amirah Ibrahim reports Greeting storm
Following his handshake with Israeli President Shimon Peres critics of the grand imam of Al-Azhar smell blood, reports Reem Leila Israel, piracy and the Red Sea
Beneath the surface of daring maritime hijackings, a larger agenda appears to be in play, writes Galal Nassar  New stage coming The near end of the truce in Gaza is likely to see a sharp escalation in direct Palestinian-Israeli confrontation, writes Saleh Al-Naami Genocidal settlers
Religious fanaticism in Israel may not be a mainstream media topic, but it is a mainstream Israeli ideology, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank Friends in need
Iranian-owned assets in Syria have reached $3 billion and may grow to $10 billion in the next five years, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus Coming in from the cold
Red carpets have been rolled out in Damascus over the past few days for an unusual visitor -- General Michel Aoun, observes Dyab Abu Jahjah Not all were laughing
Al-Zaidi is a hero to some, but not all, writes Saif Nasrawi Innovate or bust
Innovative businesses can make exceptional gains even amid the prevailing economic turmoil, writes Sherine Nasr A lethal impasse
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is damned if he does move against Pakistani militants and damned if he doesn't, writes Graham Usher in Lahore  Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi: an Upper Egyptian Odyssey Mona Anis celebrates the 70th birthday of poet Abdel-Rahman El-Abnoudi, reviewing his journey to fame and talking to him about his life and career Medea in Alexandria
Nehad Selaiha is stunned by the phenomenal attendance at the Greek Theatre Arcadia's performance of Euripides's Medea at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina  Plans with palms Gamal Nkrumah chances upon an artist that taps new reservoirs of talent for the peasants and unemployed girls she encounters Hope for reconciliation
Star team Ahli today has a chance to pick itself up and reconcile with disappointed fans, writes Inas Mazhar |
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME: Such images captured and aired to millions around the world sum up the ire of an entire nation
...  Music for the United Nations
By Daniel Barenboim
Water, oil and Israel
Anti-Israeli demonstrations are an understandable expression of the popular will, writes Assem El-Kersh Gaza's untold story
Gaza's long history proves one point: it outlives all colonisers, writes Ramzy Baroud Greeks bearing gifts
The recent riots in Athens reveal the underlying malaise of Greek society, writes Bronis Polychroniou The art of the possible
Success in politics takes realism and patience, writes James Zogby Dialogue of cultures
East-West dialogue is meaningless while inequalities in power skew the balance between the two sides, writes Hassan Nafaa Indicting Bush
Soon heading out of office, Bush and his advisers should be tried as the war criminals they are, writes Ayman El-Amir World without borders
Samir Sobhi takes the concept of global village to its logical conclusion Is US foreign policy a blessing?
Beyond cathartic critique, is not the wreckage and havoc wrought in the Middle East by the US a blessing in disguise, asks Stuart Reigeluth Salama A Salama: Hapless times |
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