Ahead of a headline meeting on Iraq, doubts continue to grow in Sharm El-Sheikh about the efficacy of the Maliki government, reports Dina Ezzat

Once again, calls for early elections underline the faultlines that divide Turkish society, Gareth Jenkins reports from Istanbul

Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank and Emad Gad in Cairo agree that the Winograd report's implications for peace are bleak, but each for different reasons

This week, the international community, barring the Arab world, lambasted Sudan, but Khartoum still has its consolations, writes Gamal Nkrumah

No calm forecast for the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Their offices may have been shut down by state security, but CTUWS workers remain upbeat, writes Faiza Rady

An agreement between Sinai's Bedouin and the security apparatus ended recent tensions in the peninsula. But for how long, asks Serene Assir

Judges are against extending their age of retirement. Mona El-Nahhas reports from the scene

Reem Leila reports on preparations to contain the impact of an Avian Flu pandemic

An Administrative Court ruling prohibiting Copts who had converted to Islam from returning -- officially at least -- to their original faith has provoked uproar, reports Gihan Shahine

As security walls encircle Baghdad, events on the ground promise more violence, report Nermeen Al-Mufti and Eric Walberg

Saudi officials have thwarted a series of impending terrorist attacks, but there are questions that remain unanswered, writes Doaa El-Bey

Political differences are temporarily set aside, with Lebanon's shocked anticipation of a possible spate of sectarian kidnappings and killings, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Steel and cement prices continue to rise, Mona El-Fiqi reports

So Putin has the gall to say to Poland and its schoolyard pals "Niet", and indirectly to the schoolyard bully "Niet! Niet"? Eric Walberg reflects on the spoilsport -- the ever-dangerous Russian bear

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is prepared to "share power" with President Musharraf's military regime. That may be a contradiction in terms, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

Amal Choucri Catta embraces the magic of Argentina

Rania Khallaf attended the Spring of Poets, an annual, inter-generational forum held in the spirit of spring

Sarah Carr annoys the neighbours

On the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week, Amira El-Noshokaty pondered her driving habits