As investigations into Sunday's bomb blast in front of Al-Hussein Mosque continue conspiracy theories abound. Shaden Shehab examines the most prevalent

Will Sudan's president be indicted? Gamal Nkrumah reviews the possible ramifications

Egypt forewarns against the potential arrest of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Dina Ezzat reports

Reem Leila reports on investigations into Sunday's bomb blast in Cairo's busiest bazaar, the Khan Al-Khalili market

If Ayman Nour's arrest in 2005 was unexpected so was last week's release of the opposition leader. Mona El-Nahhas talks to the founder of the liberal Ghad Party about his plans now that he is free

The government launched a spirited defence of its position over gas exports to Israel, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

A Netanyahu-led government in Israel and Obama in Washington: what are the prospects for Cairo? asks Dina Ezzat

With Kadima refusing publicly to join Likud, time is running out for Netanyahu to form a government, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem

Israel's right-wing government will accelerate the process of uniting Palestinian factions, predicts Saleh Al-Naami

When it comes to Israeli-US strategies of dealing with Palestinians and their resistance movements, carrots are also sticks, writes Ramzy Baroud

Just as the world believes Iraq is returning to peace, new wars are threatening the country, says Salah Hemeid

To blow things out of proportion is not the wise thing to do, warns Sherine Bahaa

Syrian officials were thrilled to hear that a US ambassador to Damascus will be coming. But Washington is not really rushing it, says Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Oula Farawati reads the reshuffle of Jordan's government

Parliament passed three laws this week to stimulate the economy and mitigate the effects of the global financial crisis on Egypt, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

A peace deal with Islamists has been applauded by Pakistan's foes and denounced by its allies, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad

The government says it wants a cleaner, greener, better Cairo by the year 2050. Yet, it still has a long way to go in getting people to trust in its designs, writes Dena Rashed

Dying to get published, aspiring Sudanese writers hope to follow in the late Al-Tayeb Saleh's footsteps and reach out to the wider world through their literature, observes Gamal Nkrumah

Mohamed Baraka reads the possible scenarios for the upcoming drama on the life of singer Laila Murad

Do the present campaigns for women's rights really reflect what the majority of Egyptian women want? Shereen Moussad investigates

A FIFA official takes a look at the local women's game, Ghada Abdel-Kader reports