As the investigation continues, Egypt slowly comes to terms with the meaning of the Sinai bombings. Amira Howeidy reports from Taba

Last week's Sinai blasts left 34 people confirmed dead, over 100 injured, and a town in disarray. Writing from Taba, Yasmine El-Rashidi provides a first-hand account of the grisly aftermath

As the Sinai bombing investigations enter their second week, the attackers' identities remain anybody's guess, giving way to plenty of theories. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

Ten Egyptians were amongst the dead. Reem Nafie recounts the harrowing tale of one of the victims' families

Like many others, Tarek Atia found Egyptian TV's coverage of the Taba blasts sorely lacking

Dina Ezzat examines Taba's impact on Egypt's relations with Israel

Last week's Taba bombings provoked anger, apprehension and wild speculations. Gihan Shahine gauges the public

Palestinians were far from surprised at news of last week's Sinai bombings, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank

Israelis were shocked by the attacks in Sinai but have yet to digest their true meaning, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

The battle against terrorism has proven to be the ultimate pretext for human rights violations, reports Fatemah Farag

Rehab Saad examines the possible impact of the Taba bombings on Egypt's tourism industry

Amira Ibrahim looks at the complicated security situation in Sinai

Presidents Hosni Mubarak and Jacques Chirac inaugurated a major Pharaonic exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris yesterday. Nevine El-Aref was there

In Frankfurt as elsewhere, Dina Ezzat observes Suzanne Mubarak demonstrating the strength of female resolve

Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, addressing the Arab Pavilion's first symposium, underlined the book as a tool for cross-cultural exchange. Below are extracts from her speech