Despite the death of Egypt's first human victim of avian flu, reports Reem Leila, carelessness remains rampant

Abbas and the PLO executive committee reject Hamas' programme for government, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Ehud Olmert's greatest challenger in the Israeli elections is apathy, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Shaden Shehab finds that journalists are adamant about taking whatever steps are necessary to force the government to abandon prison sentences for publication offences

The visit to Egypt by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall is celebrated as a golden opportunity to mend fences between the West and the Islamic world. Gamal Nkrumah and Mohamed El-Sayed trace the royal couple's trail

In an interview with Al-Ahram Weekly, Islamic preacher Amr Khaled tells Gihan Shahine about the results of the controversial Copenhagen conference

Egypt's role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict appears to be slipping, reports Dina Ezzat

Amid immense strains on Gaza's economy, officials continue to deal with significant security issues, writes Erica Silverman

The US is facing deadlock over Iran's nuclear file; a breakthrough, however, might be possible on Iraq, Rasha Saad reports

As a third round of national unity talks kicks off, there is still no show of compromise from any of the participants, Serene Assir reports

Waleid Gamal Eldien examines the causes, and fall out, of Black Tuesday's run on share prices

Protests that saw up to a million people on the streets of French cities last weekend could spell the end of prime minister Dominique de Villepin's presidential ambitions, writes David Tresilian in Paris

Dubai ports debacle threatens the US trade agenda in the Middle East, writes Emad Mekay from Washington

From Moscow Shohdy Naguib assesses the intricacies of the presidential elections in Belarus

Spills and thrills: Amal Choucri Catta finds them all in Ukraine

Once again at the Aswan Sculpture Symposium, Nevine El-Aref marks a special round

Ghada Abd El-Kader bears witness to two conjunctions of heroism and hope