Despite the penchant of pundits to blame Israel for the latest Sinai attacks, over 50 Islamist militant assaults preceding them point to a different culprit, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

The selection process for new national chief editors indicates that little fundamental has changed in efforts by those in power to control the media in Egypt, writes Ayman El-Amir

Regardless of events in Sinai, sooner or later Egypt's new president will be obliged to be unequivocal on his stance on Israel, an issue he has so far avoided, writes Khalil El-Anani

With the Syrian regime collapsing, Hamas will soon have to choose between overt resistance and the pragmatic stance of the Islamist movement from which it was born, writes Nicola Nasser

Only by negotiated solution, not armed intervention, will a way forward be found for Syria, writes James Zogby

Gaza's young people have long borne the brunt of Israel's blockade of the territory, negatively affecting their health, education and future prospects, writes Stephen McCloskey

The media has been fast to blame Gaza for the Sinai terrorist attack -- so fast it suggests an ulterior agenda, writes Ramzy Baroud

Far from acting to prevent terrorism, the US and UK are actively promoting it in Syria to further their own interests in the region, writes Felicity Arbuthnot

The recent comments made by US presidential-elections candidate Mitt Romney were evidence of the most appalling political opportunism, writes Mohamed El-Mokhtar