United they stand
What are the likely consequences of a change at the helm of the Muslim Brotherhood, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif

Souring relations
Arguments between the IGC and the CPA increasingly threaten prospects for a unified Iraq, reports Ashraf Khalil from Baghdad

Controversial move
Qurei's recent comments have retrieved from the annals of history the controversial one-state solution. But is his intervention serious? Khalid Amayreh reports from the West Bank

Strategic dialogue in the offing
The strategic relations between Egypt and the United States figured prominently on the agenda of talks between Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher and US Middle East envoy William Burns. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

No place like home
Israel might not be the land of milk and honey for Ethiopia's Jews, but the Israeli government is keen to have them there, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Welcome to America
Everyone's a suspect in the brave new world of US travel. Nyier Abdou looks at the US's controversial new screening programmes

Egypt:

Ebeid faces parliamentary heat
The opposition and the government bickered in parliament this week over the integrity of elections, the worsening of economic conditions, and the expansion of monopolies. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Coming soon
A flurry of activity has inspired talk of Egypt and Iran fully restoring their diplomatic ties. Rasha Saad finds out how soon it might happen

Containing the rift
Despite official denials, a diplomatic rift between Egypt and Libya seems to be in the making

Plane tragedy unresolved
With Egyptian and French officials downplaying possibilities that last week's Sharm El-Sheikh plane crash might have been caused by anything but a technical failure, the black boxes currently being retrieved from the sea may end the speculation once and for all. Amira Ibrahim reports

Region:

Quietly optimistic
With the conclusion of a pact between the Sudanese government and the SPLA to share the country's oil revenues, Washington is pleased with the pace of progress of the Sudanese peace talks, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Nothing going on?
Libya describes reports that it is holding secret talks with Israel as baseless. Rasha Saad investigates

Power corrupts
Candidates for the upcoming Algerian presidential elections are uniting against President Bouteflika, but it will take the interference of the army to guarantee a free vote, writes Amira Howeidy