The first couple, United States President Barack Hussein Obama and his electrifying wife Michelle, in a radiant white gown, danced the night away, making the rounds of no less than 10 inaugural balls...

Who won and who lost in Israel's brutal war on Gaza, and what lies ahead now? Saleh Al-Naami explores possibilities

Egypt is not set to shift its policies with regard to the Palestinian-Is raeli file, Dina Ezzat reports

The People's Assembly is scheduled to hear seven more interpellations, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Abdel-Azim Anis and Mahmoud Amin Al-Alim had much in common...

With Israel's guns temporarily silent, Gazans are seeing the full scale of destruction and death Israel visited upon them, writes Saleh Al-Naami

By war and by peace, Israel aims to destroy the Palestinians, physically and psychologically, writes Samera Esmeir

Former judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Fouad Riad, tells Amira Howeidy that Israel is guilty of genocide in its 22-day war on Gaza

The message behind rocket firing from Lebanon is that there is no security for Israel, says Omayma Abdel-Latif

Syrian politicians are trying to reclaim their regional clout, but are not doing enough to rally the Arab world, says Bassel Oudat from Damascus

Only time will tell whether Arab leaders will be able to achieve better standards of living for their people, Manal Fayez reports from Kuwait

Will the European gas crisis give impetus to Arab gas exports, Sherine Nasr investigates

More tricks and hot air from across the Atlantic leave Europeans in the cold, observes Eric Walberg

Six weeks after the attacks in Mumbai Pakistan-Indian diplomacy has been a lesson in how not to resolve conflicts, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

Six months as EU president witnessed Sarkozy in his inimitable form, notes Eva Dadrian

The award of the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize, to Afghan author Atiq Rahimi last November raises intriguing questions about the international profile of Afghan and other non-western fiction, writes David Tresilian

Mabrouk Ramadan Abu El Alamien Hamouda, director Wael Ehsan's latest film, is a cocktail of ingredients that do not mix, writes Hani Mustafa

An upcoming exhibition by Egyptian caricaturist Tamer Youssef, who now resides in California, is gathering attention, reports Rania Khallaf

What happens on Facebook stays there, or does it, wonders Salonaz Sami

Fans pick Abu Treika the best in Africa