The curfew imposed on Mosul yesterday following the deadliest attack on Americans since the invasion, reveals the paucity of options for both Iraqis and the US, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

As the country prepares to go to the polls next month, Yehia Said reports from Baghdad on a society which is turning against itself

On the eve of the first local elections in three decades Khaled Amayreh tours Palestinian towns

The controversy surrounding the alleged conversion of a priest's wife to Islam has not ended with her return to the church. Gihan Shahine asks why

Egyptian diplomacy seems willing to walk the extra mile to secure an Israeli commitment to peace requirements, Dina Ezzat writes

The People's Assembly was the scene of major debates over the sudden warmth in Egyptian-Israeli relations, next month's national dialogue, and a recent anti-NDP rally. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

US pressure to block the publication of the Arab Human Development Report will fail, the report's chief author tells Omayma Abdel-Latif

A horrific Israeli onslaught on Khan Younis left 12 Palestinians dead and 70 more wounded, including many children, Khaled Amayreh reports

Nermeen Al-Mufti relates the everyday tale of Iraq's kidnap victims

American plans to deny the Arab-Muslim identity of the country they have occupied are bound to end in failure, write Abdul-Ilah Al-Bayaty and Hana Al-Bayaty

Turkey secures date for EU talks but stormy waters lie ahead, reports Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

Incentives to both investors and residents will hopefully bring more life to Egypt's new cities, Sherine Nasr writes

The price of potable water in Cairo has increased, but has the quality and availability improved? Yasmine Fathi investigates

Hassan Hamdi and his nine-man crew swept the Ahli club elections like no-one has before. Inas Mazhar reports on a huge poll victory