The best chance for ending the Palestinian plight is for the Arabs to take advantage of the US defeat in Iraq, writes Ayman El-Amir

Great fanfare accompanied this year's Arab summit, but was there anything to celebrate, asks Anouar Abdel-Malek

Rather than a theoretical ideal, collective Arab action is an increasingly pressing necessity, writes Hassan Nafaa

Not one more refugee, not one more concession. Arab leaders must recognise and honour the will of the Arab nation that believes in an Arab Palestine, writes Gamil Mattar

Egyptian football is like Egyptian politics and economy, writes Abdel-Moneim Said : bearable for domestic consumption, but rather embarrassing otherwise

Walling in Al-Adhamiyah has nothing to do with protecting Iraqis, writes Galal Nassar

Until now a quasi-mediator between the UN and Sudan, the African Union looks set to open the way for more rigorous international intervention in Darfur, writes Mohammad Abul Fadl