Any hopes that presidential elections would lead to a political breakthrough are fast dwindling, writes Dina Ezzat

The appendix to last year's interim Constitutional Declaration issued by SCAF ensures the generals remain in control, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

News of Mubarak's death has been much exaggerated, writes Shaden Shehab

Everyone's a winner if you believe the presidential campaign teams, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

Mohamed Mursi may become Mubarak's successor during post-revolution Egypt's most volatile moment to date. Then again, he might not. Either way the Brotherhood won't give up without a fight, writes Amira Howeidy

The Muslim Brotherhood may have won the presidential elections but they have lost any legislative clout, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Local and foreign monitors say violations marring this week's presidential run-off will not affect the final results, Gihan Shahine reports

Early reports of a low turnout were wide of the mark, writes Reem Leila

Palestinians and Israelis react to the possible victory of Islamists in Egypt's presidential race, with Fatah and Tel Aviv left worried, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

To make up for the scrapping of the emergency law the government has granted the military and civil police and intelligence agents judicial powers, reports Reem Leila

Niveen Wahish seeks expert advice on how to manage one's savings in times of uncertainty

A two-year-old is among the victims of a barrage of violence Israel this week thrust on the Palestinians, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

A new initiative tabled by Shaul Mofaz has nothing to do with real peace with the Palestinians, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Action has to be taken if Libya is to step back from the brink and not collapse entirely, becoming another Somalia, writes Hassan Fathi Al-Qashawi

Economic hardship is joining corruption, war and crackdowns among the grievances of Sudan's citizens against the ruling regime as political forces unite for change, writes Asmaa El-Husseini

Although Iraq is not an issue in this year's US presidential elections, Washington may need to figure out how to deal with the growing mess in the country, writes Salah Nasrawi

The passing of Crown Prince Nayef on Saturday underscores just how fragile, and elderly, the Saudi leadership is, reports Rasheed Abul-Samh

With Russia calling for an international conference on Syria and Kofi Anan proposing the creation of a contact group to deal with the crisis, such ideas may be merely putting off the inevitable confrontation, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Mexico tries to tempt a wider range of palates with its pleasures and treasures by hosting the G20 summit, but the Eurozone crisis leaves a bitter aftertaste, concludes Gamal Nkrumah

The Egyptian national football team is in danger of missing out on the Africa Nations Cup for the second time in a row, reports Ahmed Morsy