Hizbullah has proven its resolve when under threat. Unless there is a swift political deal, civil strife could be the net result, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

Dina Ezzat examines how a flurry of high-level diplomatic and business contacts may impact a region mired in turmoil and complexities

Humiliated in 2006 and now hit by corruption scandals, most Israelis want Prime Minister Olmert to resign immediately, writes Jonathan Cook

Egypt's efforts at mediating have no chance as Israel prepares for more aggression, warns Saleh Al-Naami

Anayat Durrani outlines plans to mourn 60 years of tragedy

Should a truce between Hamas and Israel prove tough to deliver, Cairo is determined to secure containment at the least

The campaign against the sale of natural gas to Israel is gathering momentum, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Hanady Salman reflects on six fateful days in the streets of Beirut

Despite the sad sight of casualties, recent events in Lebanon may have sent tremors strong enough to break the current political deadlock, writes Ayman El-Amir

In an unprecedented development, a Darfur armed opposition group storms Sudan's cultural capital, writes Gamal Nkrumah

A growing number of Israeli intellectuals believe their state may soon implode by force of its contradictions and failures, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Palestinians are increasingly rejecting the crumbs of a two-state solution in favour of justice for all in a single state, Palestine, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Unseen and unreported, Israeli police attacked children and parents who wished to remember the Palestinian national tragedy that is the flipside of the birth of Israel, writes Jonathan Cook in Nazareth

The honeymoon lasted six weeks but Pakistan's two main political parties have decided to go their separate ways, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

Is there more than meets the eye in the sudden flurry of talk about a world food crisis, asks Eric Walberg

An international high-level conference to be convened in Sharm El-Sheikh next week is a good opportunity for Egypt to show off, Mona El-Fiqi reports

In a wide-ranging interview, Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin tells Assem El-Kersh that the only way to end poverty in Egypt is to continue to pursue sustainable growth while ensuring that public spending is directed far more efficiently at those most in need

Nehad Selaiha watches a curious Egyptian version of the famous musical Les Miserables at the National

In contrasting styles, three Egyptian clubs advanced in their respective African football club championships, reports Ahmed Morsy