The release of the Mehlis report lands Syria in the hot seat again, reports Serene Assir

Writing from Damascus, Sami Moubayed reports on Syria's condemnation of the Mehlis report

Amr Moussa's visit to Iraq this week has made the possibility of a conference of reconciliation closer, reports Dina Ezzat who accompanied the Arab League secretary-general

Mahmoud Abbas went to Washington with the hope of unfolding the roadmap -- he returned with nothing except an endorsement of Israel's unilateralism, writes Graham Usher

Alieddin Hilal tells Omayma Abdel-Latif that it is not business as usual in the National Democratic Party

The president says local monitors will be allowed to observe next month's parliamentary elections. But will this guarantee a fair poll, asks Gihan Shahine

Does the Ghad Party have a chance in the upcoming parliamentary polls?

The tension between Muslims and Christians in Alexandria is far from over -- or so it seems. Salonaz Sami reports

Jailan Halawi seeks clues amongst political analysts about why last week's incidents occurred, and what they might foretell

Amirah Ibrahim watches the first scheduled flight from Baghdad to land at Cairo Airport in 15 years

The Ramadan ad bonanza is not without controversy. Niveen Wahish examines the money and ethics involved in big-time TV promotional campaigns

Arab League chief Amr Moussa has embarked on an Iraqi reconciliation mission, but does he have a strategy, asks Salah Hemeid

Targeting Al-Aqsa, pushing ahead with settlements, assassinating activists, interfering in Palestinian affairs: business as usual this week for Israel, reports Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Horrid stories of force-feeding at Guantanamo highlight the systematic abuse of prisoners of America's war on terror, writes Sharif Abdel-Kouddous

South Asia's earthquake crisis was initially seen as manageable -- three weeks on it is emerging as the most challenging emergency the world has faced, writes Graham Usher from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir

Bird flu puts patents and intellectual property rights in the spotlight, with the world's poor once again destined to suffer the worst consequences. Gamal Nkrumah investigates

Despite being placed in a tough group, Egypt's hopes of lifting the African Cup of Nations trophy are high. Inas Mazhar gets the forecast

Interview by Gamal Nkrumah