Following his election victory President Mubarak now faces the task of delivering on his campaign pledges, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Dina Ezzat follows the guidelines of Egyptian foreign policy in the wake of Mubarak's election

With the last soldier out of Gaza, Palestinians ponder a future in which freedom may mean even greater isolation, writes Graham Usher in Gaza

While the Israeli media made much of Arafat's leaked media records, Palestinians are apathetic, even resigned to the worst, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

As the battleground between the American occupation and insurgents in Iraq moves towards the Syrian border, ordinary Iraqis are caught and killed in the middle, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad

Amira Howeidy identifies the less obvious winners and losers in the presidential elections

Winning the elections might well be the easiest task facing the NDP, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

Ayman Nour's second place showing in last week's presidential polls has energised the Ghad Party. Mona El-Nahhas reports

The Wafd Party is struggling to come to terms with its poor election showing, Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

Judges are working on a report evaluating last week's presidential elections. It will be a mix of good and bad, reports Mona El-Nahhas

With the stand-off over the fate of the Rafah border crossing persisting, Gazans find some freedom marred by violence, writes Erica Silverman

Egyptian textiles and garments exporters have managed to maintain their niche in the US market against all odds, Niveen Wahish finds out how

At the third Al-Saqia Annual Theatre Festival, Nehad Selaiha notes a marked resurgence of classical texts

Hala Halim gauges the response of Egyptian intellectuals to the Beni Sweif tragedy

Who is to blame for the Beni Sweif theatre tragedy? Nevine El-Aref noses around the ashes

A political analyst with a penchant for communication, Gamal Nkrumah finds in Mohamed El-Sayed the perfect way into the weird and wonderful world of Internet chat

Interview by Inji El-Kashef