Ayman El-Amir considers whether the 19th gathering of Arab heads of state was an exercise in grandstanding, or a gathering with substance

Tempted by the trappings of statehood, Palestinian leaders forgot they had yet to build a state, writes Azmi Bishara

Egypt, Turkey and Iran together hold the key to regional stability, argues Galal Nassar

Sameh Fawzi wonders just how civil is civil society

Egypt's ruling party has seriously damaged individual and human rights protections in its constitutional amendments, but can it survive the tensions that will result as a consequence, asks Amr Hamzawy

The Muslim Brotherhood ought to be brought fully into politics, if only to find out what they truly intend, writes Sherif Hamdy