It may sound fantastical, but pirates in the Red Sea are no joke and threaten Egyptian national interests, writes Amin Howeidi

While he did everything to pander to Israel, Obama will face the same problems US policy has always faced as a result of Israeli intransigence, writes Ayman El-Amir

Liberal and leftist forces in the Arab world are the best placed to forge a new social contract for the Arab people, writes Amr Hamzawy

The goal of poverty reduction should be a stable, loyal and productive society, writes Sayed Attia

Bush wants to give Iraq one last gift: subservience to an agreement that perpetuates the US occupation and absolves invading and occupying US forces of their crimes, writes Galal Nassar

Despite being pro-Israeli, Obama will face an Israel radicalised to the right while the US he promises, and that the world awaits, is of the centre, writes Hassan Nafaa

Bigotry has made Arab and Muslim a pejorative in the US presidential elections, writes Muqtedar Khan