The euphoria that followed Egypt's footballing triumph should not distract us from the tasks at hand, writes Ibrahim Nafie

One cannot have democracy without viable, diverse parties; by the same measure, viable parties are not run as dictatorships, writes Galal Nassar

Iranian one-upmanship could yet prove disastrous for the entire region, writes Mustafa El-Feki

It is time to address the core of contentious divisions across cultures, and between states and regions, instead of masking them in an empty "dialogue of civilisations", writes Ayman El-Amir

In a confused world of overlapping cultures, authoritarian and extremist forces often exploit the politics of difference, writes Lawrence Pintak

Are acts of salvation, courage and deliverance meaningful only if the saved are Jews, asks Mulham Assir

In the wake of the ferry disaster, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the causes of this and similar "accidents" and comes forward with a new proposal

Throwing money at problems does not always solve them. It often compounds the dilemma, writes Amin Howeidi

There is nothing new under the sun when it comes to George W Bush, though the future remains unwritten, writes Elie Nasrallah