Pakistanis delivered a massive defeat on President Pervez Musharraf in the national elections -- but it doesn't mean he will resign, writes Graham Usher in Lahore

Israel and Fatah are pushing Gazans over the edge, with no help from Egypt in sight, warns Saleh Al-Naami

The chasm between the Western-backed government and Hizbullah-led opposition in Lebanon has never been deeper, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

President Hosni Mubarak's recent announcement that municipal elections will be held on 8 April has gone hand-in-hand with a police crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

A new broadcasting charter agreed on by Arab information ministers meeting in Cairo recently has raised fears over freedom of information and expression, writes Shaden Shehab

Conflicting reports surround the fate of the Egyptian ship Badr 1 which disappeared in the Red Sea six weeks ago. Reem Leila continues to investigate

With internecine struggles threatening to destroy it from within, the liberal Democratic Front Party is further away than ever from meeting the hopes invested in it, writes Mona El-Nahhas

Fatah's much-heralded, long-awaited and long-delayed sixth General Conference, slated for March, has fallen victim to Fatah's chronic internal contradictions, reports Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Despite offers of a ceasefire from Hamas, Israel looks set on a full-blown attack on Gaza that could seriously backfire, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

The latest country to find its place on the map is sending shockwaves around the world, worries Eric Walberg

This year's awards at the Berlin International Film Festival were marked by eccentricity and justice in more or less equal measure, writes Samir Farid

Egyptian filmmaker Saad Hendawy is heartened by the Arab entries in this month's Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Nehad Selaiha has more to say about the 5th Creative Forum of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

A beauty salon for veiled women has provoked the wrath of secularist Egyptians. Gihan Shahine delves into a world of elegance and controversy<