The presidential election campaign is finally taking shape, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

The Presidential Election Commission will soon announce the final list of candidates running for the 7 September elections. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

While not fully satisfied with the changes in how the upcoming presidential elections will be supervised, judges appear to be softening their earlier stance on boycotting the poll. Mona El-Nahhas investigates

Less than a week before its execution, disengagement from Gaza is already fracturing Israeli politics and society, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

There is not much time left for Iraqi leaders to close ranks and draft a constitution if the 15 August deadline is to be met, writes Salah Hemeid

One week after swearing in its new president, Iran returns to the spotlight over its nuclear programme, Rasha Saad reports

Wafd Chairman Noaman Gomaa's decision to nominate himself for president will not alter the Tagammu and Nasserist parties' boycott, reports Fatemah Farag

The emergency Arab Summit that was supposed to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh last week has been postponed "indefinitely". Reem Nafie reports

The decision of African states to maintain their original position on UN Security Council reform may constitute a genuine opportunity for Egypt to strengthen its ties with Africa, reports Magda El-Ghitany

As the remains of John Garang are laid to rest the people of southern Sudan ponder their political future, report Eva Dadrian and Atiya Essawi from Juba

Its last leader on the run, Mauritania assesses its political future after its most recent bout of musical chairs, writes Gamal Nkrumah

With violence escalating among Turkey's Kurds, the Turkish military is tempted to clampdown hard. Gareth Jenkins reports

Unveiling proposals for sweeping new anti-terrorist measures, Blair leads Britain away from the halcyon days of liberalism, writes Ahmed Reda in London

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is between a rock and a hard place confronting domestic Islamist forces and international demands, reports Iffat Idris

While reporting on the last week of the 41st International Carthage Festival, from Tunis, Youssef Rakha quizzes the event's savvy new director, actor and producer Raouf Ben Omar

Last week artists and writers rallied at Talaat Harb Square voicing their political demands. Rania Khallaf talks to Adel El-Siwi, spokesperson for Writers and Artists for Change, about this new cultural initiative

Remains of a Hyksos treasure found early last week in a cachet within the foundation of the fortified city of Tharo in North Sinai will shed more light on Ahmose I's strategy during his famous war of liberation. Nevine El-Aref reports

What does it take to make it on the Egyptian pop scene? A young visionary, points Serene Assir in the direction of the stars