The outcome of Saturday's referendum on Iraq's new constitution is shrouded in uncertainty, reports Salah Hemeid

Syria's Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide in his office early Wednesday, reports Sami Mobayed from Damascus

The NDP will release the complete list of its candidates for the parliamentary elections tomorrow, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Well, almost, finds Amira Howeidy, as she speaks with key figures in the United National Front for Change

Omayma Abdel-Latif meets Aziz Sidqi, the man who convinced opposition groups to bury long-held hatchets and unite

The banned Muslim Brotherhood is gearing up for a greater role on university campuses, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy

Mohamed El-Baradei, winner of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, uses the award to appeal for nuclear non-proliferation, reports Dina Ezzat

Nesmahar El-Sayed meets Nobel laureate El-Baradei's hidden mentor

Sami El-Leithi spent nearly four years at the notorious US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. Back in Egypt, he tells his horrifying tale to Reem Nafie

The three Ancient Egyptian limestone statuettes which disappeared three weeks ago from the basement of the Egyptian Museum have been recovered in an undercover operation, reports Nevine El-Aref

A Qatari emir is accused of killing innocent bystanders after taking part in an illegal car race, and then fleeing the country with the alleged help of the police. Magda El-Ghitany watches the government try to soothe a nation's humiliation

While rivalries continue to surface in Palestinian politics, Abbas and the PA may need Hamas in the long run, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

While the international process of demonising Damascus continues at full speed, the Syrians have no option but to strike a deal. But, Sherine Bahaa investigates, at what cost?

Pakistan's worst natural disaster in living memory has thrown up an unexpected political opportunity, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

The Pakistani earthquake was described as retribution for the rulers' misdeeds and particularly for the "massive rigging of local government elections in the holy month of Ramadan", reports Iffat Idris from Islamabad

In the wake of the agreement between the EU and Turkey to begin accession negotiations, both sides appear to be waking to the fact that they do not really want each other after all, writes Gareth Jenkins from Ankara

Dina Ezzat reports on the hazards faced by the Arab League mission arriving in Baghdad ahead of a proposed reconciliation conference for Iraq