Egypt's government is on alert as it attempts to contain the ripples of the financial crisis, writes Niveen Wahish

Is the Bush administration reconsidering its veto on Hamas? From besieged Gaza, Saleh Al-Naami seeks answers

The word takes on a new meaning as Jews celebrate the Day of Atonement, reports Khaled Amayreh from Acre

Yet another "new style of thinking". But what does the NDP really mean by the title it has given to its fifth annual conference? Gamal Essam El-Din ponders possible answers

Two and a half months after the new traffic law was passed, the Ministry of Interior is still modifying the specification of the mandatory reflective stop triangle and first-aid kit. So what's going on, asks Reem Leila

The Karnak development project will soon be officially inaugurated by President Hosni Mubarak, Nevine El-Aref reports

Though several basic food commodities have become cheaper internationally, Mona El-Fiqi discovers they might stay expensive locally

The global credit crunch adds to the troubles of one of the world's most famous waterways, writes Amirah Ibrahim

As the real dimensions of the recent bounce in the market remain unclear, Sherine Abdel-Razek reports on efforts to extend it

As more Arab dignitaries flock to Baghdad, Arab-Iraqi relations seem back on track, writes Salah Hemeid

Negotiations between Hamas and Fatah for re-organising Palestinian politics look serious, says Saleh Al-Naami

A spate of high casualty PKK attacks have forced Turkey to finally abandon its refusal to engage directly with the Iraqi Kurds, Gareth Jenkins reports

The Lebanese state continues to confront the consequences of Sunni attempts to counter Hizbullah by way of radical Islamists, writes Raed Rafei

A proposal to form a regional organisation has raised eyebrows, writes Sherine Bahaa

The international economic crisis has exposed Pakistan's economic frailties, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

The 2008 presidential campaign for the White House has been long and winding, at times, downright ugly, reports Anayat Durrani

Popular markets and moulids make up Taha El-Qurani's intimate world. Rania Khallaf dragged him out of the festival spirit

It's more than just short-circuits causing fires to break out across the capital, a former firefighter tells Dena Rashed

Salonaz Sami escapes the noise of the metropolis to a place where nirvana is readily attainable

Egypt confirmed their qualification to the second stage of the 2010 World Cup with a 4-0 drubbing of Djibouti, Inas Mazhar reports