The Wafd leadership debacle highlights the hypocrisy of parties who call for democracy but command their own ranks by diktat, writes Ibrahim Nafie

It remains to be seen if Washington's armchair strategists are men enough or reckless enough to take on Iran, writes M Shahid Alam

Biased from the beginning, conditions should be placed on the dialogue between the Occident and Orient if it is to continue, writes Gamil Mattar

The interests of core power continues to dominate while the Arab region remains fragmented, submissive and vulnerable, writes Amin Howeidi

Can Washington's strategists be madcap enough to engage Iran militarily? Let's hope not, writes Ramzy Baroud

While the US peddles the virtues of democracy, it is democracy that will allow regional regimes, including Egypt, to withstand pressure to comply with US regional policies, writes Hassan Nafaa

Can the Wafd's leadership crisis be resolved before it is too late, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed