Killing two states
As Israel continues to dispossess and kill Palestinians, Egypt steps in to warn of the dangers of unilateralism, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Celebrating murder
Spilling "enemy blood", as much as the world will allow, seemed to have the prime objective of the Israeli occupation forces this week, Khaled Amayreh reports

Better late than never
Iraqi leaders finally approved a transitional constitution this week, but the splits that delayed the signing are far from resolved, writes Ramsey Al-Rikabi in Baghdad

Realpolitik 101
Western powers bestow blessings on reformers building a framework for political and economic change in Libya, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Reigion:

Shi'ism or schism
The Ashura in Nabatiya was more than a re-enactment of a centuries old tragedy. Political undercurrents were rife, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Looking for a quick fix
US President George Bush needs more than signing cermonies to restore confidence in his handling of the situation in Iraq, reports Khaled Dawoud from Washington

The vastness of his allegiance
One week after suicide bombings killed 181 of their kin there is increasingly only one authority for Iraq's Shias -- and it is not the Iraqi Governing Council. Graham Usher reports from Karbala

Egypt:

Brotherhood steps into the fray
A political reform initiative drafted by the banned Muslim Brotherhood has caused an uproar writes Gamal Essam El-Din

To keep thought alive
PhDs without research, scholarship without sovereignty, instruction without intellectual inquiry - Fatemah Farag listens in as a group of academics revitalise an old cry: no knowledge without freedom

International:

Easing the flow
While diplomats lobby for their respective countries' water rights, technicians seek ways to distribute the Nile waters more equally, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Economy:

Pound on the rebound
Just a year since its flotation and subsequent downfall, things may finally be looking up for the pound, writes Niveen Wahish

Living:

Silence is not golden
The breakdown of communication between couples is one of the key triggers of divorce. Rania Khallaf investigates how to bring quality conversation back into the home

Sports:

Here is greatness
Carl Lewis, acclaimed the greatest athlete of all time, is in Egypt. Abeer Anwar discovers what brought the king to this part of the world