Who got what in Sharm El-Sheikh? Hani Shukrallah tries to unravel the deals at the first post-invasion International Conference on Iraq

The gap between promises and reality never seemed wider than at this week's Red Sea conference on the Future of Iraq. Amira Howeidy reports from Sharm El-Sheikh

Colin Powell's first trip to Israel and the occupied territories in 18 months saw him reading the same old script, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Both Fatah and the Palestinian opposition face problems coming up with a Presidential candidate who can unite their forces, Khaled Amayreh reports

The families of three Egyptian border policemen killed by Israel in Rafah tell Gihan Shahine of their anger at both Israel and the Egyptian government

Parliamentarians expressed outrage, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

With investigations underway, military observers told Amira Ibrahim that Egypt needed to be more assertive in order to stop further Israeli aggressive actions on its borders

At Egypt's behest, the world's largest security organisation has decided to monitor escalating global discrimination against Islam. Magda El-Ghitany reports from Sharm El-Sheikh

Nazim Al-Jassour ponders the destruction of Falluja

There are some -- including in his Fatah movement -- who see Yasser Arafat's death as an opportunity for change. Not so Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in the northern West Bank. Graham Usher spoke with him in Jenin

After much arm-twisting, the parties to one of Sudan's conflicts have finally signed a peace "pledge", writes Gamal Nkrumah

Washington's highest flying hawks concede that using force against Iran is not a viable option, reports Khaled Dawoud from the US capital

Gonzales's appointment is a danger to human rights, writes Joel Wendland

America has spoken, and the yahoos have won. US film-maker Jon Jost writes from Rome to explain why he will not be returning to his home country

Salah El-Amrousi wonders just how much trade liberalisation can help exports