Issue No. 821
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Teetering on the edge
The assassination of Pierre Gemayel in Lebanon this week has set off ripples in already disturbed waters, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut  At what price?
As Washington seeks the help of Iran and Syria in Iraq, they will ask for a price, writes Salah Hemeid Differences remain
The unity government in Palestine has yet to be agreed upon, but a comprehensive settlement between factions in the war-torn region is still attainable, writes Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank  Mubarak's most controversial speech
President Hosni Mubarak has promised more competitive presidential elections but also seen by critics as intending to remain in power for possibly yet another term, reports Gamal Essam El-Din Risky encounter
A meeting with the EU raised the stakes between judges and the state, Mona El-Nahhas reports  Voicing discontent
Pierre Loza reports on a conference pushing for reforms within the Coptic Orthodox Church that opened on the same day Pope Shenouda was marking his 35th year as head of the world's oldest church Wars of the roses
Can a personal opinion end a two-decade tenure as minister of culture? Nevine El-Aref investigates the controversy threatening to engulf Farouk Hosni Pharmacists up in arms
Egyptian pharmacists have threatened to close their doors if police inspections do not stop, reports Reem Leila Reclaiming America
By Ramzy Baroud  Behind the confusion
A Libyan peace initiative seeks to calm the restive Sahel, with Darfur high on the agenda Tackling corruption
Anti-corruption mechanisms in Egypt leave a lot to be desired, as Al-Ahram Weekly finds out  Universal jurisdiction
Outgoing Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld and other high-ranking US officials face war crime charges in Germany, reports Tamam Ahmed Jama Madame la présidente?
The nomination of Ségolène Royal as Socialist Party candidate in next year's presidential elections marks a first in French politics. But will she be able to convince the wider electorate, asks David Tresilian in Paris  A step closer
A year after the Danish cartoon crisis, the debate rages on but, as Gihan Shahine found out in Denmark, efforts to bridge gaps are underway  An Egyptian story
Samir Farid reviews the long career of Youssef Chahine, honoured last week by the French government Double your money
Mohamed El-Assyouti previews the offerings of the Cairo International Film Festival, which opens on Tuesday Odes to every zephyr
By Gamal Nkrumah  Voice of the South
Al-Jazeera International launched this week, heralding a new era for international news broadcasting, writes Gamal Nkrumah |
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ANOTHER ASSASSINATION: A Lebanese Christian holding the Phalange party flag before a fire set by angry protestors in reaction to the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel  A selective memory
By Azmi Bishara
 Reunions delayed
By Dina Ezzat
The ripple effect
Will the "defeat" of the Bush administration in the recent elections cause a sea of change in US foreign policy? Maybe not, writes Gamil Mattar A vision of what?
First industry, then the banks, later health and now education. Faten Morsy decries the commodification of learning No change in motives
Partisan rather than national interests will determine Egypt's constitutional reform, writes Amr Hamzawy In the absence of an alternative
Arab countries can make as many reasonable demands as they want but unless they have a credible course of action when those demands are not met they will never be taken seriously, writes Galal Nassar Salama A Salama: Beyond the veil |
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