One document spells doom for another, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Barack Obama is seeking a nuclear weapons-free Iran in a nuclear armed Middle East, writes Graham Usher in New York

Invoking memories of the 1973 War, Mubarak says the time has come for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli settlement, Dina Ezzat reports

While private schools seem relatively well-prepared when it comes to precautionary measures to prevent the spread of swine flu, the state sector struggles with a lack of resources and crumbling infrastructure, reports Reem Leila

Judge Mahmoud El-Khodeiri's resignation continues to reverberate through judicial circles, reports Mona El-Nahhas

A lurid account in a weekly newspaper alleging that some of Egypt's leading actors indulged in homosexual acts set the cat among the pigeons in the Press Syndicate, reports Gamal Nkrumah

Poland's foreign minister, Radiskaw Sikorski, tells Al-Ahram Weekly that his country is developing a growing interest in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East

The government is trying to reign in runaway sugar prices while pulling the plug on a potential black market, Eman Youssef reports

Don't be surprised if you go to Omar Effendi and find Metro or Carrefour, Sahar El-Bahr reports

In monumental fashion, recent events in Geneva have roundly earned Fatah and Abbas's Palestinian Authority the contempt of ordinary Palestinians, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah

With the UN Human Rights Council's decision to defer its vote on war crimes in Gaza politics has once again triumphed over international law, writes Amira Howeidy

Despite prisoner releases this week, Saleh El-Naami finds out that freedom is somewhat intangible

Sudan's beleaguered president must stare down both the international community and his domestic foes in the coming election, reports Asmaa El-Husseini from Khartoum

Between optimism and caution, the Lebanese hope a government will soon be formed. Meanwhile, the ice between Riyadh and Damascus is melting. Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

As negotiations between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council over the country's nuclear programme continue in Geneva, Iran may be winning the upper hand, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

The coordinator of the US government for Implementation of the United Nations sanctions on North Korea is seasoned diplomat Philip Goldberg, who previously served as chief of mission in Kosovo (2004-2006) and as deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Santiago, Chile (2001-2004). Goldberg recently visited Egypt and gave an exclusive interview to Riham Mazen

The Egyptian family is the nucleus of Egyptian society. As times change, will children ever be able to raise themselves? Mai Samih finds out

Following a surprising 2-0 loss to Costa Rica in round 16, hosts Egypt left the FIFA U20 World Cup. Al-Ahram Weekly reports on the bitter end