Return to the fold?
Libya's decision to end weapons of mass destruction programmes will open up the country's economy to American investors

Trial and error
The political and moral questions surrounding the trial of Saddam Hussein

Egypt:

'A petty and despicable attack'
The attack on Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher in Jerusalem will not discourage Cairo from its drive to achieve peace

Handshake heard 'round the region'
A handshake between Presidents Mubarak and Khatami brought high hopes for a breakthrough in Egyptian-Iranian relations

Fighting for Ali
An armed assault on a Nasr City villa ended with the kidnapping of an Egyptian-American six-year-old. How a cross-cultural custody battle turned unexpectedly violent

Vodafone rings off 2003 on a high
Vodafone Egypt's stock market listing and sale of shares to Telecom Egypt may be the one piece of good news to ring out the old year

Region:

All's not so quiet
The Palestinian Authority as well as the general Palestinian public condemned the "thuggish and irresponsible" assault on Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher

Facing up to fitna
Iraqi observers downplayed growing fears of intra-Iraqi divisions

International:

Unveiling France
The French president rules out the veil, leaving France's Muslim women in a quandary

Food for thought
The world has enough resources to support all six billion inhabitants. The problem is that these resources remain unevenly distributed

Features:

History of a home
As the Sakakini Palace marks its 106th birthday and the courts officially declare it a national antiquity

EGYPT BID 2010:

Socking it around
Egypt's own sock football is an art of its own

The stadiums and their cities