Egypt

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'In a league of his own'
The nomination of Foreign Minister Amr Moussa as secretary-general of the Arab League has opened the door to frenzied speculation. Dina Ezzat reports

Foiled again
They came out in the tens of thousands, but it still wasn't enough. Will the Bar Association ever see its elections through? Mona El-Nahhas looks to the next round

The state versus Ibrahim
State security prosecutors have accused noted academic and NGO activist Saadeddin Ibrahim of receiving foreign funds to tarnish the nation's image and have demanded the maximum penalty. Khaled Dawoud reports

Economy

FDI's the key
How to make Egypt more attractive to investors? Aziza Sami attends a discussion with Graham Boyce, British ambassador to Egypt

A turn for the worse
Regional unrest, rumours galore, and a shortage of hard facts on the struggling economy contributed to last week's market slowdown, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

Telecom market holds its breath
MobiNil may not be the stock market's sole telecommunications player for long, writes Niveen Wahish

Region

'This is only the beginning' Occupation continues, with increasing violence. Lamis Andoni and Sandy Tolan learn the true definition of excessive force -- and find that, despite its horrifying toll, it has not crushed the Palestinians' will to resist

Routine blundering?
Joint US-British airstrikes against Iraq reveal how the new US administration plans to deal with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Yet the raids can hardly be a viable long-term policy to end the Iraqi quagmire, writes Salah Hemeid

Pounding Arab expectations
A message to Baghdad, or to Cairo, Damascus and Riyadh? Dina Ezzat looks into Arab reactions to Friday's US-British bombing of the Iraqi capital

Unity at all costs
There will be a new government in Israel -- and an old Middle East. Graham Usher writes from Jerusalem

Focus

Fussing over a red herring
Sharon's election is a diversion from the real problem, writes Ghada Karmi

A state of division
Gamil Mattar looks at the fault lines that could tear Israel apart

Governing paralysis
Democracy is on trial in Israel, writes Michael Janse

International

Anguish in Parrot's Beak
Stranded in Parrot's Beak, a remote enclave in the Guinean jungle, hapless Sierra Leonean refugees stand poised to start the dash for Freetown, writes Gamal Nkrumah

NAFTA on the rocks
The meeting of the Mexican and US presidents signalled a meeting of the minds -- and more of the same for the Mexican economy, writes Faiza Rady

Living

Ruffled feathers
Blood will no longer be spilled at the feet of unsuspecting pedestrians, according to a new Ministry of Agriculture decree. Reem Leila sorts out fair from fowl

Features

Lonely planet
Relocating low-income families from Cairo's crowded shanty towns to new satellite cities was a radical solution to a dire problem. But, as Aline Kazandjian found out, participants in one such project feel swept under the rug

Travel

Saqqara's secrets
Just as news of the discovery of a tomb of a high priest of Aten in Saqqara made headlines last week, a pair statue was unearthed, generating even further interest. Nevine El-Aref visited the tomb

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