Israel will allow Palestinians to vote next week in Jerusalem, but it is unclear how many will avail themselves of the offer, writes Graham Usher in East Jerusalem

Hamas is working hard to consolidate its hold on Gaza, traditionally the base of the Islamist resistance movement, reports Erica Silverman from Gaza City

Months of conflict at the historic Wafd Party culminated with a decision to remove the party's controversial chairman Noaman Gomaa from office. Salonaz Sami reports

Come what may, Alaa Abdel-Ghani is determined to enjoy the African Cup of Nations, which begins tomorrow

Dina Ezzat looks into the Mubarak-Cheney encounter

The controversy over French warship Clemenceau's crossing the Suez Canal raged last week, reports Magda El-Ghitany

The dismissal of any grounds for criminal action following last May's assaults against women demonstrators provokes angry responses from the Press Syndicate and in the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Amira Howeidy listens in as the Egyptian left attempts to salvage a role

At the Engineers' Syndicate, the next few months will provide a crucial test of the government's willingness to keep its promises, reports Mona El-Nahhas

As Palestinians go to the polls Hamas projects propriety and Fatah disarray, writes Graham Usher in Nablus

The fate of both the trial of Saddam Hussein and the so-called political process is shrouded in uncertainty in Iraq, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

Salah El-Amrousi argues that boosting exports needs more than just a QIZ protocol

Niveen Wahish reports on Egyptian Italian efforts to boost an already thriving trade

The cut flower business is budding, reports Sherine Nasr

The US bombing of tribal territory has further accentuated Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's dilemma, writes Iffat Idris from Islamabad

Jeff Sommers, Khaled Diab and Charles Woolfson explore the dynamics between playwright and president

US Congress stands poised to challenge Egypt in 2006, writes David Dumke