The Presidential Elections Commission comes under attack as the campaigns heat up, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

After hints that judges were set to relent on their threats to boycott supervision of next month's poll, it looks like the issue is up in the air again. Mona El-Nahhas investigates

Though the government will not allow local observers to monitor the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, Gihan Shahine discovers that rights groups remain undaunted

Presidential candidates are struggling to show their electoral pledges are more than campaign talk, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

Shaden Shehab finds a variety of reactions to the question: "Are you going to vote in the upcoming presidential elections?"

Some see the presidential campaign as a superficial exercise in make-believe. Perhaps, writes Tarek Atia, but it also has the potential to be a dress rehearsal for the real thing

Iraq's National Assembly has yet to agree on a draft constitution. But dates can only be stretched so far, writes Salah Hemeid

The settlements have left Gaza and are heading for the West Bank, writes Graham Usher from Sanur

Dina Ezzat outlines the likely impact of the Gaza withdrawal on Egyptian-Israeli relations

Top aviation officials have been charged in a major corruption case that has rocked the industry. Amirah Ibrahim reports

The insurance sector is next on the privatisation bloc. Sherine Abdel-Razek investigates its potentials

With all the settlers removed, Gazans are wiping their eyes, in disbelief and emotion, reports Erica Silverman

The fallout from the Gaza redeployment will shape Israel's domestic politics for the foreseeable future, writes Samir Ghattas

Ahmadinejad's proposed new cabinet shows that the Iranian hardliners now hold all the strings of power in Tehran, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

An attack aimed at US warships in Aqaba sends a message to Jordan's pro-US government, reports Sanaa Abdullah in Amman

Joint Chinese-Russian military exercises bring back memories of the Cold War, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Cindy Sheehan (the mother of a US soldier who was killed in Iraq) adds an important voice to the American anti-war movement, writes Ramzy Baroud

Nehad Selaiha thoroughly enjoys Fathiya El-Assal's Without Words at Al-Ghad, but finds the title a blatant misnomer

In Tunis the week before last, Youssef Rakha met with Nejib Belkadhi, a nationally celebrated filmmaker who challenges not only artistic convention but the social status quo

Khul' and the new family courts promised to ease women's way out of the matrimonial bond, writes Reem Leila But have they?

Nashwa Abdel-Tawab walks the route taken in the making of a champion and talks to the star's makers