Anti-Egypt bill 'hopeless'
Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yasser Arafat have now been joined by Egypt. All have been the target of bills introduced by US Congress members, reports Khaled Dawoud from Washington

Grim jubilee
As parliamentary elections draw closer Iran's political crisis deepens, reports Rasha Saad

Skirting the issue
Europe betrays the Palestinians yet again, even as the on-going construction of Israel's Apartheid wall shatters Palestinian livelihoods and undermines the creation of a viable Palestinian state, writes Jonathan Cook

Summit scenarios
Speculation over the next Arab summit is rife, Dina Ezzat reports

Region:

Blessings and bloodshed
The homecoming of 400 newly released prisoners provided a breath of fresh air for Palestinians in the West Bank, but the violence showed no signs of abating. Khaled Amayreh reports

Turning over a new leaf
The visit last week by a US congressional delegation to Libya ushers in a new era of Libyan-American relations, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Egypt:

Time to negotiate
Cairo says the Palestinians and the Israelis must sit at the same table and hammer out their differences. Nevine Khalil reports

Five acres in fiery altercation
Gamal Essam El-Din explores Agriculture Minister Youssef Wali's ongoing woes

International:

Back in the game
His perceived ability to defeat US President George Bush was the main reason behind Senator John Kerry's sweeping victories in this week's major primaries, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Hutton's travesty
The row over the probe into the suicide of Iraq arms expert Dr David Kelly which cleared the British government of any wrongdoing merely intensified public cynicism, reports Alistair Alexander from London

Culture:

Fictions of the mind
A rising star of contemporary writing speaks to Youssef Rakha about life and literature, and the perilous path to fame

Features:

The right to abduct
In the absence of effective mechanisms, Gihan Shahine finds, parental abductions seem to be the one sure way to resolve international custody disputes

Sports:

The Egyptian football gene
To every fruit-filled tree, there are roots. Nashwa Abdel-Tawab takes a look at Egypt's soccer families