Sudanese President Bashir balks at the burden of being the world's most wanted man, notes Gamal Nkrumah

The four-way meeting bringing together President Hosni Mubarak, his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad, Saudi King Abdullah and Emir of Kuwait Ahmed Al-Gaber Al-Sabah in Riyadh is an attempt to move closer to reconciliation ahead of the Arab Summit scheduled to take place in Doha on 30 March, writes Sherine Bahaa

Fayyad's resignation is an attempt to get foreign powers to influence Palestinian dialogue talks, in particular to declare that they will only do business with a government he heads, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Gamal Essam El-Din attempts to decipher the reasons and results of Gamal Mubarak's trip to the US last week

Parliament is shortly expected to endorse a draft law outlining severer penalties for antiquities trafficking and copyright of Egypt's heritage, Nevine El-Aref reports

It won't be fun for Egypt if Sudan breaks up, or breaks down under pressure. So Cairo stands by Khartoum come what may, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Reem Leila reviews progress in the battle to empower women

Leaked Israeli settlement expansion plans prove that interminable peace talks are but cover for the material destruction of Palestinian horizons, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem

The West is attempting to do in Sudan by criminal indictment what it did by force in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine, writes Galal Nassar

With the arrest warrant against Sudan's president issued, Arab regimes must consider the consequences if Khartoum continues to bury its head in the sand, writes Khalil El-Anani

As the Iraqi prime minister tries to position himself as a leader of all factions, violence is on the increase, worries Saif Nasrawi

Rabat's decision to cut ties with Tehran is an unhelpful response to Iran's growing regional influence, writes Salah Hemeid

Veteran Algerian politicians are boycotting upcoming elections, reports Nabil Fawwaz from Algeria

The US refusal to participate in the Durban II conference against racism dashes the hopes of those who voted for and welcomed the first black US president, writes Ramzy Baroud

Gamal Essam El-Din reviews the first detailed parliamentary report assessing the impact of the global financial crisis on Egypt

Any crisis brings both challenges and opportunities, writes Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin. To emerge healthier and stronger from the current financial turmoil we must learn from past mistakes and the experience of others

Sri Lanka's Tamil separatists do little to attract sympathy to their cause, says Gamal Nkrumah

Spring brought poetry from the inaugural round of the Dubai International Poetry Festival (4-10 March) to this week's issue of Cairo's most popular literary publication, Akhbar Al Adab, which dedicated its Bustan (Orchard) department to poetry criticism and poets' testimonies: Youssef Rakha considers a maligned genre

Amal Fawzi tells Nesmahar Sayed about one of Egypt's most contentious social issues

Online radio stations for Egypt's youth are booming, Ghada Abdel-Kader tunes in

Ahli's sudden series of trip-ups is threatening their march towards another title. But the opposition is doing its part to help the defending champions, Ahmed Morsy reports