The new cabinet may represent a triumph for the NDPs modernisers but they have yet to consolidate their position, write Gamal Essam El-Din and Dina Ezzat

The official spin on the new cabinet paints it as a serious attempt to bring in the new. Not everyone was convinced, writes Amira Howeidy

The old guard is largely absent in Ahmed Nazif's government, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Who is Ahmed Nazif? Niveen Wahish and Yasmine El-Rashidi look into the record of Egypt's surprise prime minister

Will the International Court of Justice ruling against the separation wall mean anything in practice, asks Graham Usher in Jerusalem

The world now acknowledges that the Palestinians have the moral and legal upper hand, writes Lamis Andoni

The murder of innocent Palestinians has begun to outrage Israeli conscripts, Khaled Amayrah reports from Gaza

When foreign ministers of Iraq's neighbouring countries meet in Cairo next week, fear of further instability in the embattled nation will top their agenda, writes Salah Hemeid

Shaden Shehab provides a comprehensive overview of the new cabinet

Should public hospitals be brought down in favour of parks, esplanades and hotels? Fatemah Farag goes to Alexandria in search of an answer

The movie Bahib Al-Sima (I Love Cinema) has provoked outrage amongst Egypt's Copts. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports

Prominent Kurdish politician Mehmud Osman writes about the concerns and aspirations of Iraq's Kurdish population

Mohamed El-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recently visited Israel, but uncharacteristically failed to chide the host nation and failed to visit its suspicious nuclear facilities, Jonathan Cook reports

Saudi Arabia is making intensive efforts to reassure foreigners living and working in the kingdom, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Jeddah

Only die-hard Republicans believe that the CIA alone should be blamed for claiming that Iraq possessed banned weapons, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

As the American elections draw near, Mehammed Mack and Shahin Shamsabadi look into the Middle East foreign policy platforms of the Democratic Party's candidates

The CIA shouldered the blame for the US government's disinformation campaign on Iraq, writes Faiza Rady