Issue No. 922
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'A piece of Egypt'
Niveen Wahish examines the details of a very public privatisation Lack of trust
Palestinian national reconciliation talks fail amid charges of political arrests and attempts to impose a fait accompli on those supposedly in dialogue, writes Saleh Al-Naami  First Lebanon, then Sudan
Egypt's latest diplomatic moves show that its regional clout cannot be overlooked, Dina Ezzat reports So what's new?
Very little, writes Gamal Essam El-Din, as the People's Assembly opened its new parliamentary session yesterday with Muslim Brotherhood MPs deciding to boycott committee elections Blood bags -- part two
The case of the MP charged with supplying defective blood bags to hospitals continues to rumble, reports Reem Leila  The embers of political plurality It is not just the Ghad Party headquarters that has gone up in flames, reports Mona El-Nahhas  'I, Barack Hussein Obama...' A cathartic moment, a sudden change of vista and a vision of hope -- the election of Barack Obama as the next US president was all these things, despite some ominous signs of things to come, writes Hamid Dabashi Valedictory hot air
Rice's last and final visit to Israel/Palestine is conclusive proof that the neocons achieved nothing and could offer nothing, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Calm no longer
Israeli military operations and the siege on Gaza make an end to the Egyptian-mediate ceasefire inevitable, writes Saleh Al-Naami Time for confession
Damascus television aired the confessions of the perpetrators of a recent bombing. But what exactly are the Syrians trying to say? Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus Facing the enemy
Can Lebanese society pull together under the ever-looming war clouds, asks Raed Al-Rafei  The occupation cannot stay Serene Assir in Madrid interviewed Mohamed Al-Faidhi, spokesman of the Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq, on the future of the Iraqi resistance and the inevitability of US withdrawal The rate is right
The Central Bank of Egypt stood its ground keeping interest rates unchanged, Niveen Wahish analyses the significance of the decision Reverses on all fronts
Millions of Congolese are in dire need of humanitarian help and the country is not ready for Western-style democracy, contends Gamal Nkrumah  Not strictly jazz Al-Ahram Weekly enjoys the breath of jazz with Charbel Rouhana Kids doing business
Nader Habib finds out that the games kids play have changed  Far from home Though Ahli have the advantage in the CAF Champions League second leg final, Coton Sport are not helpless or hopeless, Ahmed Morsy reports |
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A five metre tall pyramid of the Sixth Dynasty Queen Sesheshet has been discovered at Saqqara necropolis... Hope and change
By Azmi Bishara
 Sway with me
By Rania Khallaf
Repercussions of the casual
Order and discipline must replace the lazy fashion of all things casual if national unity, stability and security are to be maintained, writes Mohsen Zahran Not ready yet
Gamaa Islamiya wants to integrate into the political system, but it has some way to go, with major revisions to make, in order to do so, writes Khalil El-Anani You want Arab cash?
If the West wants Arabs to bail it out of its financial crisis, it must put an end to historic injustices and exploitation in the Middle East, Aijaz Zaka Syed writes Boosting Egyptian exports
An international mechanism exists that could substantially increase Egyptian competitiveness, if taken advantage of, writes Magda Shahin Salama A Salama: Great expectations |
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