The army is increasingly at loggerheads with demonstrators, writes Galal Nassar

Protesters across Egypt insist they will remain on the streets until the military meets their demands, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

Egypt's military junta has approved the drafting of a bill of rights, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Except for the Muslim Brotherhood, reaction to the terse announcement issued by the military on Tuesday was largely negative, Khaled Dawoud reports

Will this week's extensive security reshuffle satisfy the ire of revolutionaries, ease the concerns of the families of the martyrs, and assuage the frustration of officers? Jailan Halawi seeks answers

Gamal Essam El-Din sifts through conflicting reports on the state of former president Hosni Mubarak's health

According to EU negotiators, while Egypt qualifies for European economic and other assistance there is still room for it to do more, reports Dina Ezzat from Brussels and Strasbourg

Ahmed Kotb reports on the decision to resurrect the Ministry of Information

Uncertainty in the political scene is giving market investors a hard time. Sherine Abdel-Razek reports on the current and future status of the market

With gaps inside the Quartet, it looks unlikely that Abbas will get the conditions he is asking for to avoid unilaterally petitioning the UN for statehood, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

The struggle to free Palestine took on epic dimensions this summer, writes Kathy Kelly from Athens

There is much angst among people of conscience over the fate of Freedom Flotilla II, but by scuttling it, Israel is really just hammering more nails in its own coffin, says Eric Walberg

It seems there will be no thaw in Turkish-Israel relations any time soon, writes Graham Usher at the United Nations

Opposition forces have proposed a compromise where Saleh can remain as honorary president as power is transferred constitutionally, reports Nasser Arrabyee

Syria's opposition boycotted a consultation meeting sponsored by the regime last week, making any dialogue that took place one between the government and itself, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The death of singer Ibrahim Qashush, one of the leaders of the demonstrations in Hama's Al-Assi Square, will only increase protests against the regime

Syria’s army has been prevented from storming the city of Hama as a result of a visit by the French and US ambassadors, against a background of fears of a repeat of the 1982 massacres

The new Republic of South Sudan is starting on a note of optimism with the hopes that the energies unleashed will be channelled into productive development, observes Asmaa El-Husseini in Juba

With unrest next door, the indictment of Hizbullah members is the last thing on people's minds, notes Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Iranians are looking to the Arab Spring for signs of a real change in the region, one that brings them in from the cold, says Amani Maged

Redder skies loom large over Asia, in China the sanguine are children of the Red Sun, and in Thailand rises the spirit of red shirts, ponders Gamal Nkrumah

Speaking to the woman who helped put it there, Nader Habib finds solace in the online music of Mounira El-Mahdiyah

By Mona Anis

Nehal Kamal, the new head of Egypt's state-run television, makes no secret of her disdain for the old-style media. Here she tells Venus Fouad of her plans for the future

Jailan Halawi joins fellow women on the revolutionary barricades

Ahli claimed their seventh consecutive domestic league football title, Ahmed Morsy reports