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

Preemptive containment?
Muslim Brotherhood sources tell Omayma Abdel-Latif that the latest government crackdown on the group is meant to preempt possible large scale protests against a war on Iraq

Brotherhood in the crossfire
As one of its candidates runs for a critical by-election in Damanhour, the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood is being attacked from several different sides. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Death of a princess
King Farouk's youngest daughter was buried in Cairo this week. Gihan Shahine looks back at the late princess's turbulent life

Ceasefire sabotage?
Twin suicide operations in Tel Aviv have caused all hell to break loose. Khaled Amayreh reports from occupied Jerusalem

Transfer by any other name
Hebron has become a microcosm of the latest phase of the Israel-Palestinian conflict -- a struggle between demography and geography, writes Graham Usher

'Very daring ideas'
Gul's tour of several Arab capitals highlights the Turkish will to improve relations with Arab countries, Dina Ezzat reports

Facing down the hounds
A decision to ban MK Azmi Bishara and his Balad Party from contesting elections sets a shocking precedent. Nyier Abdou talks to the standard-bearer of Arab-Israeli rights about what it means to be first in everything

Lining up the ducks
The stage is nearly set for the Bush administration to launch a war against Iraq. The challenge now is to find the trigger. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Sci-Fi in DC
A senior Iraqi nuclear scientist accuses the US and Britain of waging a "misinformation campaign" about his country's nuclear programme. He spoke to Michael Jansen

Après moi le déluge
In light of renewed fighting, observers have cast doubt on Ivory Coast's latest French-brokered peace deal, writes Gamal Nkrumah

When stars are shot down
The mainstream US media's reaction to Hollywood artists protesting war against Iraq is a typical exercise in insulating American public opinion from the world around it, writes Aziza Sami

Pushing personal loans
Need a loan? You could try a bank.
Yasser Sobhi finds it is not that simple

Rethinking globalisation
Mounir Zahran finds globalisation a very mixed bag

Telling our stories
In Cairo last week as part of a whistle-stop visit to Egypt, Indian film director Mira Nair spoke to David Tresilian about life after Monsoon Wedding and the "stories that get under your skin"

Journeys to ancient Egypt
This week the Egyptian Museum launched a programme to teach Egyptians about their ancient history. Nevine El-Aref goes to class

In the name of religion
Over a year after the "War on Terror" began, Mukul Devichand attended a neighbourhood meeting in New York, where South Asians were uniting to protest government policy and fight against hate crimes

The writing on the rocks
The ancient Nabataeans are chiefly remembered for their breathtaking rock-carved capital of Petra in southern Jordan. Jane Taylor traces their fascinating story, from absurd theory to identification and decipherment of their inscriptions in Sinai

Colour coordination
As the season of festivities comes to a close, and the stream of celebrations slows to a trickle, Yasmine El-Rashidi looks into how you can keep that joyous spirit in your home all year long

Friendly problems
Despite a clash of egos in Zamalek
and a cash crisis in Italian squad Lazio,
the clubs put on a show in their exhibition in Cairo.
Abeer Anwar reports

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