 | 9 - 15 August 2012 Issue No. 1110 Front Page | ||||
| Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 | |||||
Action at last
Ahmed Eleiba reports from North Sinai as the army launches a major campaign against terrorists in the peninsula
Press reshuffle
The Shura Council announced yesterday the appointment of Galal Nassar as Al-Ahram Weekly's new editor-in-chief. Nassar, managing editor since 2004, will take over the editorship for a renewable three-year term after Assem El-Kersh who headed the newspaper since 2005...
Gaza pays the price for Rafah attack
Hamas politburo chief Moussa Abu Marzouk tellsAmira Howeidy he suspects Israel infiltrated the terrorist group which killed 16 Egyptian border guards in Rafah
Sovereign threat
Sunday's Rafah attack was a violation of Egypt's sovereignty that cannot be overlooked, writes Dina Ezzat
The testing ground
The terrorist attack in Rafah presents the first major challenge to President Mohamed Mursi and his new government, Emad Gad explains why
Carnage at sunset
Ahmed Selim reports from Rafah on the men with black flags
Anger at the Brotherhood
President Mohamed Mursi and Prime Minister Hisham Qandil were prevented from attending the funeral of victims of the Rafah terrorist attack this week, indicating growing anger with the Muslim Brotherhood, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Hamas condemns border attack
Hamas offers security coordination following Sinai killings, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah
Look no further
Muslim Brotherhood leaders accuse Israel, writesAmani Maged
New cabinet, new woes
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's in-tray is already piled high, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
Judgements being made
The appointment of a reformist as the new justice minister had judges talking, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Reforming the interior
With public perceptions of a lack of security running high, will Egypt's new minister of the interior be able to overcome the country's challenges, asks Reem Leila
Bearded art
Nevine El-Aref asks what is to become of Egypt's culture and heritage in Hisham Qandil's government
Alarming incidents in Dahshour
While the Muslim-Coptic confrontations in Dahshour may not have been only sectarian in nature, they drew on an alarming record of hostility, reports Dina Ezzat
Names are out
New editors-in-chief of state-owned newspapers have been selected amid heated objections from many journalists, reports Reem Leila
A July breeze
Topping the markets of the region in gains since the beginning of the year, the Egyptian stock exchange had a good month in July, Sherine Abdel-Razek reports
Netanyahu's mean feat
Iran is back at the top of the US agenda, but is Netanyahu ready to attack, asks Saleh Al-Naami
One crisis to the next
What does the Turkish government hope to achieve in its policy towards its Iraqi neighbour, asks Sayed Abdel-Meguid in Ankara
End to terror in Iraq?
While Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has declared the "war on terror" to be over in Iraq, Al-Qaeda has been stepping up its attacks, writes Salah Nasrawi
A premature transition
One Syrian opposition group has declared its intention of forming a transitional government, but others have rejected the step, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Just for show?
The Syrian government has admitted to possessing chemical weapons, possibly threatening to use them in the event of foreign military intervention, writesBassel Oudat in Damascus
The end of the road
Kofi Annan's resignation means failure of the main diplomatic effort to end the violence in Syria, writesGraham Usher at the United Nations
Syria's media war
As the battle in Syria rages on, the media has become a weapon to fight for, writes Andrew Bossone
Caught in the middle
Increasingly, Palestinian groups in Syria are finding neutrality a difficult position to keep, especially when some are funded by Iran, Al-Assad's regional ally, writes Khaled Amayreh
Sudanese glitches
South Sudan raises a stink over oil and the disputed areas as representatives of Juba and Khartoum meet in Addis Ababa for peace talks -- but Clinton clinches a deal, contends Gamal Nkrumah
Last ditch agreement on hold
Under pressure from the UN, Sudan and South Sudan have embarked on steps towards resolving their oil stalemate, writes Asmaa El-Husseini
Bold decisions, drones and suicide bombings
President Hadi in Yemen consolidates power as the fight against Al-Qaeda continues, writes Nasser Arrabyee
Why so long?
A new book seeks to explain Arab presidents for life, a 'particular form of modern Arab political practice, writes David Tresilian
Satirising the Arabs' eternal dispute
Rania Khallaf discovers how the vicissitudes within the Arab League have been used as a background to a comic dramatisation of inter-Arab divisions
Changing lives in Ramadan
Egyptian lifestyles in Ramadan have been different this year, for various and sometimes surprising reasons, writes Riham Adel
Settles for a silver
Wrestler Karam Gaber took a silver at the Games in London, raising Egypt's overall medal haul to two,Inas Mazhar reports
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A member of the Egyptian army embraces a relative of one of the soldiers killed during the Rafah attack...
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The new cabinet
After much anticipation, a new government has been formed. But can it surmount Egypt's critical problems, asksAbdel-Moneim Said
Nation state versus Muslim nation
The capacity of Arabs to endure tyranny and failed development is one reason why the Islamic ummah, inferior to the modern citizen state, retains such popular purchase, writes Azmi Ashour
The Brotherhood's "deep state"
Whatever it says in public as it seeks alliances, the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to take over the Egyptian state, invading it at all levels, writes Eman Ragab
Thank you, Mitt Romney!
Out of ignorance and unintentionally, the Republican presidential hopeful put the destruction of the Palestinian economy under occupation in the media spotlight, writes James Zogby
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