Behind the expressions of optimism at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit Dina Ezzat finds more than enough cause for caution

The ceasefire agreed at Sharm El-Sheikh will only endure if there is action on Israel's other policies in the occupied territories, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Palestinian factions, the real makers or breakers of the truce declared in Sharm El-Sheikh, are setting their conditions in Gaza, Khaled Amayreh reports

Confident of electoral victory the United Iraqi Alliance has begun to outline Iraq's new political order, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

A reign of terror overwhelms Iraq even as news of the election results recede into relative insignificance, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad

Should the constitution be amended before or after November's presidential elections? The opposition pendulum keeps swinging, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Following a demonstration at the Cairo Book Fair Amira Howeidy finds the 'Enough' movement embarrassed by its sudden rise to international renown

The future looks far less certain for Al-Ghad Party in light of its leader Ayman Nour's continuing detention, reports Mona El-Nahhas

With jailed Al-Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour languishing in prison, the party's Secretary-General Mona Makram Ebeid is holding the fort. She spoke to Shaden Shehab of the crisis, and the party's demands

Salah Al-Mokhtar assesses the strategic goals of the Iraqi elections

Saudi Arabia unveils new plans for combating terrorism at an anti-terrorism international conference in Riyadh, reports Rasheed Abou Al-Samh from Jeddah

In Lebanon, as elsewhere in the Arab world, groups calling for greater democracy are being branded as agents of Western intervention. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut

During her recent visit to Egypt, former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright stressed that a renaissance of American diplomacy entails radical policy changes, Dina Ezzat reports

In his State of the Union address, President Bush delivered tough warnings to Iran and Syria, and called upon Washington's Middle East allies to kick-start the democratisation process, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Implementation is underway for the QIZ agreement, which might be the best hope left for Egypt textiles to remain competitive, Mona El-Fiqi and Sherine El-Madany report

One of the Book Fair's guests of honour this year, French orientalist Henry Laurens enlightens Injy El-Kashef about the "Franco-Arab thing"

A respected short story writer, translator and novelist, Jordanian author Elias Farkouh is also a publisher. Rania Khallaf seizes the opportunity of his presence at the Cairo Book Fair to find out about his multifaceted presence on the Arab literary scene

Of the Eid releases, Hani Mustafa explores one of the the more serious, while Mohamed El-Assyouti revels in the social contradictions generated by one of the more popular