A car-bomb explosion at Egypt's Taba Hilton has left 34 confirmed dead so far. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports from Taba

US and Iraq forces may crush the insurgency in Sunni areas. This is not the same as winning the peace, writes Salah Hemeid

The Israeli army steps up its barbarous butchering at defenceless Palestinians in Gaza, reports Khaled Amayreh

Iraqi civilians continue to be the main victims of the brute force unleashed by the US forces in Iraq, Hassan Hamid reports from Baghdad

Heavy US aerial bombardment wrecked havoc in Iraqi cities. Ahmed Mukhtar from Falluja gives an eye-witness account

The spectre of the war on Iraq continues to haunt Tony Blair, reports Alistair Alexander from London

Despite Egypt's announcement that it will host an international conference on Iraq, reports Rasha Saad, the planned gathering's fate seems far from certain

Gihan Shahine talks to the Egyptian hostages who were released after several gruelling days in captivity

The struggle over who will chair the Arab Journalists' Federation left the Egyptian Press Syndicate in turmoil, writes Shaden Shehab

Have most Arab governments decided to vote for Bush? Looking at Syria, the answer could be: Yes. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Walid Jumblatt remains defiant. An attempt on the life of one of his top allies failed to silence him, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut

Saudi reformists are growing more pessimistic as the kingdom applies brakes on the political reform process, by Rashid Abu Al-Samh

Tariff reductions have repeatedly failed to bring about the development and industrialisation that developing countries need. Salah El-Amrousi argues that we should learn from experience

American theatre critic Martha W Coigney spoke to Yasmine El-Rashidi about theatre and peace

Speaking openly about sexual relations remains largely taboo in Egypt, even within marriage. Reham El-Adawi meets a woman who is trying to break down the wall of silence around pleasure