As the violence soars in Gaza the prospect for any "political" Israeli withdrawal recedes, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Amending Lebanon's constitution by Syrian dictate has thrown the country into political turmoil, writes Mohalhel Fakih

Lebanon is in no position to oppose UN Resolution 1559, writes Ziyad Baroud from Beirut

The West must open its eyes to the reality of life and death in Iraq, Nermeen Al-Mufti writes from Baghdad

Stalled Darfur peace talks in Nigeria augur ill for Sudan, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Drastic tariff reductions on some 6,500 items were announced yesterday, to widespread applause from businessmen and consumers, writes Niveen Wahish

Israel's deadly raid against Hamas in Gaza coincided with a high-level Egyptian peace-making mission to Ramallah. Will the Egyptian initiative survive the renewed circle of bloodshed? Rasha Saad reports

Economic and political reform topped the agenda of two high profile NDP meetings this week, but the opposition wants more, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The Muslim Brotherhood's website has been inaccessible to Egyptians for the past week. Reem Nafie searches for a virtual censor

Twenty years after the peak of the oil boom, Saudi Arabia is struggling to find enough jobs for its citizens. Rasheed Abou-Alsamh reports

South Africa is showing a growing interest in the Arab world. Dina Ezzat looks into Pretoria's Arab policy

Amid scepticism from the Palestinian public, and under the shadow of military occupation, voter registration begins in the occupied territories, Khaled Amayreh reports from the West Bank

New 12 per cent interest on savings certificates may mean more than meets the eye, writes Niveen Wahish

Orascom Telecom has managed to break local stock records, as well as the barriers of global trade. Wael Gamal wonders whether the company's future will be just as rosy

Talent wasn't the problem; poor organisation and a paucity of resources were. As Gamal Nkrumah writes, that meant Africa's performance at the 2004 Olympics was lacklustre

Science, independence and grassroots art: a German-based Egyptian scholar offers critical insight into the Arab presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Flesh went into the hissing fire, then all