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Articles of the author Soha Abdelaty
The power of three
An effective Arab action plan is more urgent than ever. Soha Abdelaty reports An Arab power triangle put their efforts together this week to formulate the latest of a series of regional reform initiatives. On the heels of a regional tour by Saudi (...)

14 - 08 - 2003
Setting America above the law
Bowing to US pressure, Cairo has agreed to grant US officials immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Soha Abdelaty investigates Although Egypt was neither the first nor the only country to sign a bilateral agreement granting (...)

17 - 07 - 2003
New bottles, same wine
Is the US planning for a regional overhaul? Soha Abdelaty looks into the Bush administration's reform agenda for Egypt Next Saturday in Jordan at the World Economic Forum, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is set to launch a proposal for a Middle (...)

19 - 06 - 2003
Anger in the valley
On the eve of war against Iraq Soha Abdelaty finds provincial Egypt far from sleepy Sheikh Saleh El-Belaissy does not head off to a job at a government office each day. As a 50-year-old peasant in the small village of Mokataa in Daqahliya (...)

20 - 03 - 2003
A new tack
As Sharon prepares to form yet another government, Egypt is reaching out to Israel. Soha Abdelaty reports on the change of tactics, if not of heart Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon's assumption of the Israeli prime ministership two years ago was a (...)

13 - 02 - 2003
A new beginning?
Although Cairo is adamant about steering clear of the upcoming Sudanese peace talks, it still wants to be involved in helping to resolve the conflict. Soha Abdelaty reports Ever since last July, when a peace agreement was forged between warring (...)

16 - 01 - 2003
Skating on thin ice
As Cairo works towards inspiring a cease-fire in Palestine, the biggest obstacle may be Israel's trigger-happy government, writes Soha Abdelaty Despite the twin bombings in Tel Aviv on Sunday, Cairo will continue to encourage Palestinian factions to (...)

09 - 01 - 2003
Holding on to slim hope
Soha Abdelaty looks at the Egyptian diplomatic agenda for 2003 The unprecedented escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories, combined with a complete breakdown of all peace initiatives, the impending war on Iraq, and the US's (...)

02 - 01 - 2003
A fuzzy map
Though Cairo was encouraged by a modified American peace plan, the path ahead of this particular road map remains murky. Soha Abdelaty reports US President George Bush's oft-discussed 24 June vision for Middle East peace, while welcomed by most of (...)

21 - 11 - 2002
Choices of a lifetime
Egypt cautiously welcomed Security Council Resolution 1441 as an opportunity for Iraq to avert a US military strike. Soha Abdelaty reports Click to view caption For Cairo, which is deeply concerned about the destabilising consequences of a military (...)

14 - 11 - 2002
A decade's difference
Have Kuwaitis lost their love for the American presence that has defined the country in the post-Gulf War era, asks Soha Abdelaty Eleven years ago, when the senior President George Bush visited Kuwait, national television broadcast nothing but songs (...)

17 - 10 - 2002
'Double standards don't work'
In the aftermath of 11 September, the US seemed to shift its priorities in the Middle East. At times, the changes to its policies have brought it head to head with its traditional allies in the region, including Egypt. Soha Abdelaty talked to (...)

12 - 09 - 2002
Euro road map
Cairo welcomed the EU's efforts to activate existing peace ideas to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the European body's rejection of military strikes against Iraq, reports Soha Abdelaty The long-awaited and long-overdue vision on the (...)

05 - 09 - 2002
A partiality for Labour
The recent spate of visits to Egypt by Israeli Labour Party members is irritating their Likud government partners. Soha Abdelaty reports The Egyptian government blames Israeli policies, aggression and occupation for the cycle of violence between the (...)

15 - 08 - 2002
Enter the EU
Recent developments have allowed the EU to play a more pronounced role in the peace process. Soha Abdelaty reports Ever since the 1991 Madrid peace conference, the US has assumed a leading role in peace negotiations between the parties involved in (...)

01 - 08 - 2002
Explosive differences
The divisions inside the Nasserist Party reached the point of explosion -- literally. Soha Abdelaty reports Click to view caption Downtown Cairo was taken by surprise on Tuesday morning when a small group of men took their dissatisfaction with the (...)

11 - 07 - 2002
Consultations for peace
President Hosni Mubarak is heading to the US for talks with the Bush Administration on new tactics to restore stability to the region, reports Soha Abdelaty The announcement of President Hosni Mubarak's 5 June trip to the US took many by surprise, (...)

30 - 05 - 2002
Against all the odds
Genocide, ethnic cleansing and unparalleled strife -- just some of the 20th century's worst crimes that the International Criminal Court will seek to adjudicate? Soha Abdelaty examines the challenges facing the newborn institution On 11 April, human (...)

16 - 05 - 2002
Backing Arafat
With the siege of Arafat lifted, Cairo's diplomatic efforts are focusing on asserting his leadership, Soha Abdelaty reports When Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher and Political Adviser to President Hosni Mubarak Osama El-Baz visited Ramallah last Sunday (...)

09 - 05 - 2002
Linkages in the balance
Many questions have been raised about the US administration's strategy in the Middle East. Former Ambassador to Egypt Robert Pelletreau, on a visit to Cairo, spoke to Soha Abdelaty of the view from Washington When the Bush administration took office (...)

25 - 04 - 2002
Treaty unbound
How much of a constraint is the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty on possible government action against Israel? Soha Abdelaty investigates Egyptian-Israeli-American joy at signing the first Arab-Israeli peace treaty in 1979 The government has "cut off (...)

18 - 04 - 2002
Cairo presses Washington to press Sharon
Egypt, hopeful over an American change of tone, is asking Washington to put its words into actions, report Soha Abdelaty and Nevine Khalil The United States finally decided to heed the calls of its allies in the region and rein in Israeli Prime (...)

11 - 04 - 2002
Pondering the next step
Warning, in the strongest terms, against Sharon's "insane" offensive against the Palestinian leadership and people, Cairo is keeping other options open. Soha Abdelaty reports A brutal Israeli invasion of Palestinian self-rule areas; an all out (...)

04 - 04 - 2002
Diplomatic fever
In a flurry of diplomatic activities yesterday, Egyptian officials continued their efforts to pursue peace avenues, reports Soha Abdelaty Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher made successive diplomatic phone calls , calling upon the governments of the (...)

28 - 03 - 2002
Items of primary concern
Last week President Hosni Mubarak and US President George W Bush hammered out a number of issues vital to their interests and to stability in the Middle East. In an exclusive interview, US Ambassador to Cairo answers Soha Abdelaty's questions What (...)

14 - 03 - 2002
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