Arab diplomacy is working overtime to prevent the Egypt-Hizbullah confrontation from deepening, Dina Ezzat reports

Nevine El-Aref asks what Daniel Barenboim's Cairo Opera performance implies for normalisation

Dina Ezzat tries to make sense out of the recent Egypt-Hizbullah tug-of-war

Jailan Halawi sifts through the confusion surrounding news reports of the uncovering of a Hizbullah cell in Egypt

Parliament joined forces with the official media campaign against the Lebanese-based Shia party of Hizbullah, accusing its leader of trying to undermine Egypt's national security, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Scientists fear the increasing number of bird flu cases among children may allow for the mutation of the pathogenic virus, reports Reem Leila

The likely imminent failure of factional talks will leave the Palestinian national cause crippled and domestic rifts deepened, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Fatah remains rife with discord, its leaders stumbling along the road of the Palestinian cause, writes Khaled Amayreh in Israeli-occupied Ramallah

What reply would Obama give to an Arab message of peace? Dina Ezzat investigates

An acrimonious row between Egypt and Lebanon's Hizbullah has added to long-running tensions, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Amel Boubekeur assesses Bouteflika's victory and Algeria's stagnating changes

European delegations flocking to Damascus have listened to what the Syrians had to say, but seemed less than totally satisfied, reports Bassel Oudat from Damascus

Cement producers may have found themselves cornered by a government decision but the market is happy, Niveen Wahish reports

The abandonment of an Asian summit in Thailand because protesters defied the state of emergency spells gloom and doom for the emerging economies of the fastest growing continent, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Instability in Georgia puts US geostrategic plans at risk, observes Eric Walberg

Indian democracy represents a triumph of empowerment over leadership, writes Graham Usher in Delhi

The publication of Sherif El-Shafie's new collection of poetry has sent ripples through the Arab world's literary scene. Mohamed Nabil interviews the poet

We must weave intricate designs in search of reasons to smile, writes Gamal Nkrumah

With five matches remaining, Ahmed Morsy sees whether Ahli can hold on to first place until the end