The ruling military was forced to dispel media reports suggesting that the army might forgive ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family in exchange for a public apology and giving up their wealth. But many remain wary, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is set to wrap up a new law regulating parliamentary elections scheduled for next September, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

New parties are rallying their forces to confront the Muslim Brotherhood in the upcoming parliamentary elections, but many differences remain, reports Khaled Dawoud

Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world's most renowned journalist, says what's ahead counts for more than what happened, Dina Ezzat reports

Jailan Halawi surveys local opinion on the trials of the Mubarak family

If chaos is to be avoided in Egypt, the Higher Council of the Armed Forces should take firm measures to rule the country instead of merely managing it, says Galal Nassar

Coptic Christians are divided over the relationship between the Church and laypersons, but are united in that they are Egyptian citizens and deserve full citizenship rights, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Was Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh's announcement that he will run for the Egyptian presidency really a shock to the Brotherhood, asks Amani Maged

A focus on boosting diplomatic ties has improved Egypt's relations with the Nile Basin countries, reports Doaa El-Bey

Egypt seems to have no choice for the moment but to borrow from abroad to fulfil its financing needs, writes Niveen Wahish

The government raced to contain the shortages in the supply of diesel fuel this week, reports Nesma Nowar

Spurred by the Arab revolutions, Palestinians marked Nakba Day this year with unprecedented scenes of protest, within and without occupied Palestine, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

In an act imbued with symbolism, Israel shot dead 11 unarmed protesters, most of them Palestinian refugees, this week when they gathered at the southern border of Lebanon to commemorate the Nakba of 1948, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Dina Ezzat profiles the man who in a matter of weeks restored the reputation of Egyptian diplomacy and who will now head the Arab League

Anayat Durrani interviews jazz musician extraordinaire Gilad Atzmon, discovering a secret weapon that Palestinians have in their struggle for freedom

Syria has prevented a UN humanitarian mission from entering Daraa and may also bar a committee from the UN Human Rights Council, leading to further negative consequences for the regime, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Amid yet more reports of a deal to end the unrest, many Yemenis argue what they really need is a new revolution, says Nasser Arrabyee

There is a small window for Gaddafi to retrieve an impossible Libyan predicament, registers Gamal Nkrumah

The constellation of forces in the Arab world is poised to change radically, notes Rashid Abul-Samh

British media expert Gareth Price talked to Mourad Teyeb recently on the freedom of the media in post-revolutionary Tunisia and Egypt, comparing it to Eastern Europe after 1989

The Pakistan army will have to end its double game, but the United States must make the first move, writes Graham Usher

The US and Europe's "mediaeval crusade" being waged in full force in Libya, and forever looking for other ripe targets, signals their state of denial that their days of global dominance are over, says Lizzie Cocker

Gamal Nkrumah encounters the antitheses -- sand and snow -- both staying above water in myriad forms and melodies

Nehad Selaiha finds topical relevance in a new production of Nights of the Assassins by Cuban playwright Jose Triana at Al-Tali'a

Last week at the Cannes Film Festival, writes Soha Hesham, the documentary 18 Days raised controversy on the Egyptian film scene

The second issue of the comic book Tuk Tuk has hit the bookstores, and like the first it is chock-full of chuckles and challenges, writes Rania Khallaf

Loving without overindulging children may be hard for some parents to do. Gihan Shahine listens to experts' advice on how to avoid raising a spoiled child

The final of the 14th Al-Ahram International Hurghada Squash Champion will be held today. Inas Mazhar reports from the Red Sea site