Opinion is divided on the state of the Egyptian economy, but one thing appears certain: Egypt should rely on itself and immediate neighbours first and foremost, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

Israel is doing everything it can to undermine Palestinian reconciliation. Washington should not follow suit, writes James Zogby

Israel's vision for the Middle East has been to keep the region divided, but with Egypt playing a new pro-active role that vision will have to change, writes Ramzy Baroud

In the third and final part of a series investigating the relationship between Muslims and Copts, Jill Kamil traces social conditions under the Mamluks

The strategic situation for Israel turned 180 degrees in 2011, while the full impact of the rise of Arab dignity has not yet been felt, writes Ayman El-Amir

The revolution in Egypt -- and all Arab countries -- will succeed if it avoids ideological division and mobilises the people to build a civil and democratic welfare state, write Abdul Ilah Albayaty, Hana Al Bayaty and Ian Douglas

Despite the astonishing victory of the young Egyptian revolutionaries in the country's January Revolution, the struggle for a constitutional and democratic Egypt may be just beginning, warns Hassan Afif El-Hassan