Abdel-Moneim Said remembers with respect two Egyptian giants of intellect who passed away recently but whose legacy lives on

Scholars are retreading the same old ground, calling for democratisation and human rights in the Arab world without effectively explaining their absence, writes Amr Hamzawy

Speculation abounds as to the seriousness with which Abbas has declared his intention not to run for the Palestinian presidency, and so it should, writes Hassan Nafaa

When things get desperate, solutions come to hand more readily. The same might be true of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, writes John Whitbeck