The largest seated statue of the 19th-Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II yet found is being unearthed in Akhmim, reveals Nevine El-Aref

Egyptians held at Guantanamo Bay will challenge their detention in US courts, reports Gihan Shahine

Armed conflict in Najaf shows no signs of abating. Its outcome could determine the fate of Iraq, reports Ahmed Mukhtar

Abbas Kadhim argues that Moqtada Al-Sadr must be thankful to his rivals

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and security man Mohamed Dahlan have buried the hatchet, for the time being, reports Khaled Amayreh

Media hype does not a breakthrough make. Amira Howeidy looks for progress in Egyptian-Palestinian dialogue

The Iraqi premier is offering Moqtada Al-Sadr room for manoeuvre. The question is for how long, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif

Kofi Annan's special representative to Darfur tells Dina Ezzat that the Sudanese government "has to do more" if it wants to avert international punitive measures

Last week's closure of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza did more than strand thousands of Palestinians. It reinforced the humiliation regularly perpetrated on them by Israel, reports Reem Nafie from Rafah

Is the Shatby Hospital controversy really over? Fatemah Farag investigates

A Cairo court rejected a case against the controversial movie Baheb El-Cima, referring it to a specialised court instead. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports

Pakistani authorities got a pat on the back for catching big fish this week, reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad

The Indonesian High Court absolved high-ranking officers of committing crimes against humanity, writes Damien Kingsbury

The Independent Troupes' Training and Studies Centre may well mark the coming of age of free theatre, writes Sonali Pahwa

Controversy rages over the new government's strategy to encourage investment and boost exports, Mona El-Fiqi reports

The Egyptian Railways Authority has taken a bold move to increase revenues by developing its massive land holdings, Sherine Nasr reports