Egypt

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US commission faces closed doors
Elliot Abrams and his two colleagues on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom are due for a lonely visit to Egypt, as Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

Crossing lines
A sharp rebuke of the local press by the US ambassador in Egypt has journalists calling foul. Khaled Dawoud sifts through charges of intolerance and hatred

War at the Wafd
The Wafd leadership has backed party chairman, No'man Goma'a's decision to expel two leading MPs from party ranks. But, as Shaden Shehab reports, the battle is far from being over

Mummy boom
Bahariya, now famous for its Valley of the Golden Mummies, continues to yield more treasures, Nevine El-Aref reports

Region

Spring time in Syria
Despite the occasional chill, Damascus's spring of reform looks to be headed to a high summer of fulfillment, writes Michael Jansen from the Syrian capital

Trying to break the link
Ariel Sharon's first trip to Washington as Israeli prime minister has already been hailed a "success" in Israel. But the success may be more superficial than real, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

US softening on Sudan?
Oil may lead to an about-face in US policy towards Sudan -- especially during a Texas oilman's presidency, writes Gamal Nkrumah

International

The devil they know
The paradox of Ugandan politics, as last week's presidential poll demonstrated, lies in the Ugandan electorate's sense of both frustration and complacency, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Zapatistas at the gates
The showdown between Subcomandante Marcos and Vicente Fox offers a golden opportunity to heal the wounds of the past. Much depends on Fox's intentions, as well as his leadership skills, writes Hisham El-Naggar

Economy

Is Egypt next?
Will the sharp downturn in the United States and the resulting weakening of the global economy leave Egypt unscathed? Sherine Abdel-Razektries to find out

Still in the doldrums
The lack of a significant market catalyst conspired with the slowdown in global financial centres to give the Egyptian bourse another hard week

InfoTech

Waiting for the revolution

The Arab world's IT elite rub shoulders with international industry insiders. Tarek Atia watches as the region's IT quilt is woven

The medium is the message

Omayma Abdel-Latif talks to the man behind the new BBCArabic.com and finds out why users across the Arab world stop here first

Features

Living

Travel

Browsing through documented history
To preserve Egypt's historical sites -- a large chunk of the world's cultural heritage -- from future hazardous urban, agricultural and infrastructure development, a comprehensive archaeological Atlas will soon be available on the Internet. Nevine El-Aref looks into it

Winter is past but clouds hover over Siwa. Focusing his lens on a ghafir (guard) leaning against the wall of the temple of Amun, photographer Mohammed Mosaad captured this panorama... --see caption--

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