Ramadan in Baghdad
The first day of Ramadan was marked in Baghdad by a hardening of resistance, slaughter and chaos, writes Salah Hemeid

Killing the two-state solution
New walls and demolitions put a viable two-state solution that much closer to extinction, reports Khalid Amayreh from Jerusalem

Gearing up for stability
Arab diplomacy is stepping up its efforts on Iraq and Palestine. Dina Ezzat reports

Safe landing
By reaching an agreement with the IAEA, Iran has foiled the American plot to set the Tehran regime up for a fall, reports Mostafa Al-Labbad

More than just a royal reshuffle
The appointment of a new cabinet in Jordan this week signalled a greater involvement by the king in the running of the country, Sana Abdallah reports from Amman

Reclaiming the streets
After a six-month lull American anti-war protesters are back in force. Khaled Dawoud and Anayat Durrani report from Washington and San Francisco

Garroting Galloway
George Galloway had to pay the price for supporting Iraq, reports Alistair Alexander from London

The politics of exclusion
How national can the dialogue be without the Muslim Brotherhood? Not very, the group's leading members tell Omayma Abdel-Latif

Dealing with the dialogue
Preparatory meetings being held as a prelude to a national dialogue featured several disagreements between the NDP and two opposition parties. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Egypt:

A battle half-won
As feminists and NGO advocates celebrated the legal recognition of the New Woman Research Centre, Mariz Tadros discovers the battle is far from over

Return of the king
The 3000-year-old mummy of 19th Dynasty King Ramses I made its way back to Egypt last week. Nevine El-Aref was there for the homecoming celebrations

International:

'Cuba sí'
The Bush administration is itching to launch a regime change in Cuba, writes Faiza Rady

Divided they fall
Accusations of racism and a lack of cooperation are making a bad situation worse for a Balkanised Muslim American community, writes Jaideep Mukerji