Fewer than expected Palestinians voted in the Palestinian presidential elections -- and those that did may be disappointed, writes Graham Usher in Ramallah

Despite growing pressure Iraq's Sunnis seem likely to maintain their elections boycott, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

Ibrahim Al-Marashi highlights the main challenges facing the forthcoming Iraqi elections

A new chapter in Sudan's history may be being written but many pitfalls lie ahead, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Eighty-three after its discovery Tutankhamun's mummy may at last be revealing its secrets, writes Nevine El-Aref from Luxor

Speculation time is over; the campaign for September's presidential election is now up and running. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

In an unscheduled appearance on Egyptian TV, President Hosni Mubarak sought to address many national concerns. Dina Ezzat listened closely

Whether or not Iran handed Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya leader Mustafa Hamza over to Egypt, the suspected terrorist's retrial should result in some interesting revelations, writes Galal Nassar

International observers have given Palestinian democracy a clean bill of health, but electoral chaos in East Jerusalem brings to question how free the vote really was, reports Serene Assir from Ramallah and Jerusalem

Ibrahim Al-Marashi highlights the main challenges facing the forthcoming Iraqi elections

Suha Ma'ayeh gauges the reaction to the forthcoming elections among Iraqis in Amman

For the first time in years, the value of the pound versus the dollar is going up instead of down. Niveen Wahish reports

Is Egypt entering a new upturn cycle? Well yes, and no, writes Wael Gamal

As far as civil liberties in the US are concerned the worst is yet to come. Sharif Abdel-Kouddous, in New York, reports on the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as US attorney general

The tsunami catastrophe drew attention to the challenge of inadequate relief and rehabilitation measures compounding the horrors of natural disasters, writes Lyla Mehta

If your child sees themselves as King Khufu, Alexander the Great or Queen Cleopatra, then Nevine El-Aref knows where you can make their dreams come true

Never mind the food; just smell the coffee and take in the view