Another massive, or not so massive, demonstration is expected in Tahrir Square tomorrow amid signs of polarisation on both sides, reports Dina Ezzat

Official statements have drawn a sometimes alarming picture of Egypt's economy, but they do not tell the whole story, finds Sherine Abdel-Razek

Four months after Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians are still finding it difficult to conduct a peaceful dialogue over crucial national issues, Khaled Dawoud reports

Obama's latest speech on the Middle East was warmly welcomed on the official level, but the larger Arab public remained indifferent and sceptical, reports Khaled Dawoud

One sectarian clash leads to another, reports Nader Habib

Youth movements have called on the Egyptian people to go to Tahrir Square Friday, but they are divided on their demands and the form of the protest, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

While amendments to the electoral law have faced strong criticism from secular opposition forces, they have been welcomed by the Islamist movements, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Health Ministry doctors have suspended industrial action after the government promised to increase its budget, reports Reem Leila

Discourse marked a recent Cairo seminar on the post-revolutionary challenges facing Egypt, reflecting controversies in society as a whole, says Doaa El-Bey

Once lured by its high potential as an investment destination, Egyptian companies investing in Syria are feeling the pinch of the unrest there, Sherine Abdel-Razek reports

An initiative by the government to form a committee to settle investment disputes may spare the government a string of arbitration cases waiting to happen, writes Niveen Wahish

While the US wants to placate Israel, which itself is unbending and belligerent, the Palestinian people are in no mood to take orders or accept more false promises, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Two recent policy speeches prove that Obama is not on the side of the Palestinians, writes Saleh Al-Naami

American Jews are leading the wake-up call to sever the "special relationship", notes Anayat Durrani in Washington, DC

The US president's endorsement of the 1967 lines was meant to head off recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, writes Graham Usher

Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir prepares to enjoy his hour in the sun even as President Al-Bashir grits his teeth, observes Gamal Nkrumah

Turkey's already bitterly-contested election campaign plunges to new depths as opposition politicians resign after revelations of extramarital affairs, writes Gareth Jenkins

The Syrian opposition insists that national dialogue is the only way out of the country's current crisis, while the authorities are insisting on a security solution, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah has been ambivalent about the protests in neighbouring Syria, explained by its ties with the Syrian regime, writes Lucy Fielder in Beirut

The "peaceful" revolution has turned to a small war in Yemen. Now, it might turn into an all-out civil war overnight, predicts Nasser Arrabyee

France and Britain have announced intentions to intensify the NATO-led military campaign in Libya as a way of forcing a resolution to the conflict, writes David Tresilian in Paris

This is no time for snail's paced politics in Spain. And if Spaniards were so afraid of politicians taking their time, they might decide to vote in alternative parties to the ruling Socialists who can work with awesome efficiency, or can they? The general elections are scheduled for March 2012...

Nehad Selaiha applauds the English Department Cultural Society's choice of play for their end of year performance

The publication of Youssef Rakha's first novel Kitab al-Tugra : Gharaib al-Tarikh fi Madinat al-Marikh (Book of the Sultan's Seal: Strange Incidents from History in the City of Mars) coincided with the beginning of the Egyptian popular uprising on January 25...
By Mona Anis

Men as models could be the fillip a forlorn urban landscape needs, indicates Australian artist Damon Kowarsky in conversation with Gamal Nkrumah

The Kam Festival for short films presented a mixed view of the January events, writes Osama Kamal

For the first time since the 25 January Revolution, Egyptian children have been able to express their wishes for a future Egypt. Nesmahar Sayed shared their dreams