As a humanitarian truce begins in the Israel war on Gaza, diplomatic efforts continue to find a lasting solution, writes Dina Ezzat
How many more lives must be lost before all protagonists in Gaza accept the obvious — that this a lose-lose war, writes Dina Ezzat
Ahmed Morsy reports on the response to this week’s attack on a border patrol close to the Libyan border
Preparations for Egypt’s parliamentary polls are underway, writes Gamal Essam El-Din
To save Cairo, and spur the development of Egypt on the national scale, there is no reason to delay in making the appropriate plans and setting to work on building a new capital city, writes Mohsen Zahran
Mohamed Omer reports from Gaza on Israel’s latest massacre that saw ordinary Palestinian families obliterated by tank shells
Libya may have gone beyond the point of no return in its precipitous slide into civil war, writes Kamel Abdallah
The Syrian regime is hoping to be accommodated by the US and rehabilitated by the international community, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Gaza has become a football in regional politicking, writes Doaa El-Bey
The political alliance led by political veteran Amr Moussa will exclude members of Hosni Mubarak’s ruling NDP, Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Popular aid convoys to Gaza will not stop despite this week’s refusal to allow them to cross at Rafah, reports Ahmed Morsy
In a historic ruling, seven sexual harassers have been sentenced to life imprisonment, reports Reem Leila
Nevine El-Aref speaks with Gaber Asfour a month after he was sworn in as minister of culture
The market is trying to make sense of a Central Bank decision to raise interest rates by a percentage point, reports Niveen Wahish
Hamas rejected Egyptian attempts to table a ceasefire in the current Gaza conflict in part because it refuses to give cachet to Cairo’s post-30 June authorities, writes Ahmed Eleiba
A new Iraqi leadership may not succeed in holding the country’s fissiparous communities together, writes Salah Nasrawi
To compensate for their loss two weeks ago of the National League trophy to arch rivals Ahli, Zamalek was able to seize the cup title and keep it home for the second year consecutively. Abeer Anwar reports
The Kolena Mesaharaty team has been helping the needy this Ramadan, writes Omneya Yousry
Tel Aviv’s offensive on Gaza has a lot to do with domestic pressures, in turn spurring Hamas to refuse a return to the status quo ante, writes Fadi Al-Husseini
Despite the horrors unleashed again on Gaza, the history of the Palestinian people in the Strip shows clearly that they will never submit, writes Ramzy Baroud
Inept, unethical or plain biased reporting helps sustain bloodshed, especially of the Palestinians, writes Mosheer Amer in Gaza
The cyclical campaign to sully the memory of the 1952 Revolution is tired and out of touch with popular feeling, writes Hussein Haridy
Protecting and developing the state should be understood as a comprehensive project needing not only vision, but also detailed planning, writes Ayman Abdel-Wahab
The world looks the other way as Israel bombards Gaza, as if Palestinian lives are worth less than the lives of others, writes Rana Abdulla
Jihadist militias in eastern Libya pose a direct threat to Egypt’s national security. Khaled Hanafi considers the options Cairo has and their challenges
Under Israeli onslaught again, Gazans are not only confronted with ever-present death, but are denied the bare conditions of a normal life, writes James Zogby
Aside from contradicting the new constitution, a political party for President Al-Sisi would only encourage opportunists and distance him from the people, writes Mohamed Salmawy
Reem Meshal, Shariah and the Making of the Modern Egyptian: Islamic Law and Custom in the Courts of Ottoman Cairo,Cairo : AUC Press, 2014 Reviewed by Gamal Nkrumah
Handicrafts have seldom interested art galleries. Yet this week, Rania Khallaf finds them the main attraction in not one but two exhibitions
According to Iraqi intellectual Walid Khadouri Christianity is now facing an eclipse in its own cradle, writes Dina Ezzat
Al-Ahram Weekly newspaper is seeking a part-time proofreader
At first glance, the fossil-fuel factor in the recent outbreaks of tension and fighting in the Middle East may not seem evident, but in reality these conflicts are part of an energy war, writes Michael Klare
With the holy month now well under way, Samir Sobhi remembers three historical accounts of Ramadan
The Obama administration is, it appears, considering responding to the crisis in Iraq in the only way it knows how: with bombs, cruise missiles and drones, writes Tom Engelhardt
Memoirs by those who took part in the events of the time shed fascinating light on the early years of the July 1952 Revolution, writes Samir Sobhi
In his memories former royal chief of protocol Salah Al-Shahed provides a gripping portrait of the last days of King Farouk, writes Samir Sobhi
A new permanent exhibition at Al-Ahram building in Cairo offers insights into the lives of the two brothers who founded the newspaper nearly a century and a half ago, reports Nader Habib
Nada Gabriel Takla, granddaughter of the founders of Al-Ahram talked to Nesmahar Sayed
Salah Al-Shahed, palace chief of protocol during the final days of the monarchy, provides an unforgettable picture of indecision in high places in his memoirs, writes Samir Sobhi
The run-up to the 1952 Revolution was a time of conspiracy and counter-conspiracy, as the memoirs of one of the players reveal, writes Samir Sobhi
The looting of Egypt’s cultural heritage is reaching epidemic proportions with even some major sites now not left untouched, writes David Tresilian from Paris
Gamal Nkrumah traces the history of the Sufi orders in Africa south of the Sahara and the challenges they now face
How far will India’s ruling Hindu nationalists be able to win the trust of the country’s 170 million Muslim minority, asks Hayat Hussein
Ibrahim El-Houdaiby explores how Egypt’s Sufi orders have developed over the centuries, becoming more involved in politics only in the wake of the Arab Spring
Dozens of opposition publications have appeared since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, with somewhat mixed results, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
What are the prospects for Egypt’s democratic transformation in the wake of the recent presidential elections, asks Nabil Abdel-Fattah
For a young couple, finding a home can be a disheartening ordeal as a result of the country’s long-running housing crisis. Hayat Hussein digs into the issue and speaks to Hussein Al-Gibali, an adviser to the minister of housing, about ways of resolving it
Gihan Shahine examines the plight of Egyptians with special needs as they assert their rights in post-revolutionary Egypt
A way must be found to bring suspected Syrian war criminals to trial if the country is ever to enjoy lasting reconciliation, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
The publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report has drawn renewed attention to the threat of global warming, writes David Tresilian
Supporting social causes has now got a whole lot easier, finds Amira El-Noshokaty
Farah El-Akkad samples a slice of Alexandria’s heritage