President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's visit to Khartoum reflects mounting concern among Sudan's neighbours of the possible ramifications of Sudan splitting in two, writes Dina Ezzat

Revelations about the latest spy ring operating in Egypt suggest that while national security was not compromised, potentially vulnerable telecommunication networks will remain a target for Israel, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

As the People's Assembly embarks on its first session, Gamal Essam El-Din previews the likely agenda

Mubarak's speech before the joint chambers of parliament reflects his commitment to what he said on the same occasion in 2005, writes Dina Ezzat

Trailer owners have put on hold their strike after promises from the government to meet their demands, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

Following devastating losses in the parliamentary ballot the opposition remains as fractious as ever, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

Political reform and the 2011 presidential elections are not what the NDP's seventh annual conference wants to discuss next week, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

The Arab Democratic Nasserist Party seems intent on pulling itself apart, reports Mona El-Nahhas

With a fragile cabinet emerging in Iraq, it is too early to tell if the government is working, writes Salah Hemeid

Willy-nilly appreciation of WikiLeaks revelations must not lift pressure for political reform in Sudan, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Asmaa El-Husseini desperately looks for a way out of Sudan's impasse

Israel is moving to stamp out the Islamic Movement among 1948 Palestinians, which it sees as a direct threat to the state's Zionist plans, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Three new bidders have shown interest in the debt-laden Omar Effendi department stores, Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

Industry stakeholders welcome a decision to regulate trade in organic products, Niveen Wahish reports

Gamal Nkrumah is taking on the roots of a tragic milestone in Ivory Coast's post-colonial history

As a faceless community of cyber protesters takes to the net in support of WikiLeaks and its founder, questions arise about the role of the Internet and the right to information, writes Yassin Gaber

A provocative production of Wannus's last play, Countries too Small for Love, raises crucial gender issues for Nehad Selaiha

David Tresilian talks to Jordanian sculptor Mona Saudi about Inspirations poétiques, her current Paris show

Ati Metwaly assesses national transformation

One of Egypt's best-loved thespians is taking on a new role behind the scenes, reports Kamal Sultan

Osama Kamal takes a new look at the old art of shadow puppet theatre

Raksa Sharqiyah (Oriental Dance), Khaled El-Berry, Cairo: Dar El-Ein, 2010
By Shaimaa Zaher

Samuel Eto'o was crowned the 2010 GL0-CAF Footballer of the Year Award for an unprecedented fourth time, Abeer Anwar reports