The ruling party might have won the majority it was seeking, but at what price? asks Gamal Essam El-Din

What will become of the middle ground between the NDP and Muslim Brotherhood, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif

Al-Ahram Weekly covers some of the heated run-offs that took place in the final round of parliamentary elections on Wednesday

Although judges supervised yesterday's final run-off, they vowed to step up their battle with the state if any electoral violations take place. Mona El-Nahhas investigates

Election campaigning in Iraq is overshadowed by Saddam Hussein's trial, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti from Baghdad

The American ship of state will be broken on the rock of the nation of Iraq, leaving unconditional withdrawal as Washington's only option, writes Abdul-Ilah Al-Bayaty

Gains made by the Muslim Brotherhood inspired the sudden change in election security tactics, reports Mustafa El-Menshawy

Salonaz Sami spoke to an ordinary voter named Gomaa El-Zeftawy just half an hour before he was shot dead by police in Kafr El-Sheikh during the third round of parliamentary elections

Are the concerns of Copts following the gains the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood made in the parliamentary elections justified? Gihan Shahine finds some answers

The Palestinian Diaspora is gearing up to get more involved in the handling of the cause, reports Marian Houk from Geneva

Israel was hit by a suicide bomber this week but it is another bomb that is causing most concern, writes Graham Usher

Government officials consistently underestimate the level of poverty and unemployment in Egypt, writes Ahmed El-Sayed El-Naggar

Telecom Egypt injects fresh blood into the market, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek

In spite of the political niceties at the France-Africa Summit in Mali, a much more lethal liaison than France's African colonial legacy seems to be brewing, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The US-backed opposition pulled all available strings to derail Venezuela's legislative elections, writes Faiza Rady

The Iran-Iraq war forms the backdrop to two Iranian films at this year's CIFF, writes Hani Mustafa

The British archaeologist-soldier, TE Lawrence, "Lawrence of Arabia", died 70 years ago this year, and Britain's Imperial War Museum is marking the occasion, writes David Tresilian in London

Only four out of 34 women who ran in the People's Assembly elections managed to win seats in parliament. As Reem Leila finds out, they blame the situation not only on political parties but the failure of the National Council for Women to support them

They need them but do they really want them? Last week, Fatemah Farag investigated the vexed issue of Egyptian migratory labour