Differing claims to "legitimacy" are asserted in Palestine and Lebanon, reports Dina Ezzat, in the unspoken war between "moderation" and "radicalism"

While temporary security in Gaza might have been restored under the control of Hamas, the economic conditions continue to deteriorate and the future for all and sundry remains under threat, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza

The political storm for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is not yet over, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah

Palestinians across the sectarian divide and from opposing political parties give their take on the crisis facing Gaza and the West Bank

At last, Sudan accepts a hybrid peacekeeping force for Darfur and the new political dispensation is remaking the old, writes Gamal Nkrumah

On an official level, Egypt is shrugging off congressional moves to withhold a portion of US military aid to Egypt. Dina Ezzat explains why

Are US-Egyptian relations about to assume a new direction, asks David Dumke in Washington

Why are clashes between Muslims and Copts becoming a fixture of newspaper headlines? Mohamed El-Sayed examines a worrying phenomenon

The ruling party's victory in mid-term Shura elections surprised no one,writes Gamal Essam El-Din

The Ministry of Religious Endowments and the People's Assembly Religion Committee are at loggerheads over plans to unify the call to prayer, reports Abeer Anwar

The US acknowledges that restoring security in Iraq could take another 10 years, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

This time disaster struck in daylight, in central Beirut, writes Lucy Fielder from Lebanon

The Syrians are monitoring developments in the region with increasing alarm, writes Sami Moubayed from Damascus

Hopes for a resolution to Yemen's struggles with rebel groups appear a little brighter following the intervention of Qatar, writes Nasser Arrabyee

Pondering inter-Arab bloodshed, Youssef Rakha scratches his nose

Beirut and Stuttgart are the subjects of two books by Youssef Rakha and Ibrahim Farghaly, respectively, writes Rania Khallaf, heralding what could just be a contemporary form of travel literature

Facebook has taken social networking to new dimensions in Egypt: Hadeel Al-Shalchi speaks to a range of fans

Trouble ahead there may well be, but Nashwa Abdel-Tawab could barely conceal her joy while the worst of Lake Nasser's pollution was being dealt with

The three cities seeking to host the 2013 Mediterranean Games made their presentations in Egypt. Inas Mazhar saw the contenders putting their best foot forward