Niveen Wahish reads through President Mubarak's Labour Day speech

Reem Leila reports on the potential threat posed by swine flu

Obama's first 100 days were a breeze, writes Assem El-Kersh. But the new US president is in for a real test

What will coming encounters between Mubarak and Obama bring for Egypt and the region? Dina Ezzat seeks answers

Parliament speaker Fathi Sorour refuses to join Israeli efforts to isolate the Iranian president, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Cairo International Airport's state-of-the-art new terminal began operations this week with one of the national carrier's most challenging routes. Amirah Ibrahim was there

Reem Leila reports on the challenges posed by Egypt's burgeoning population

This week's new round of Fatah-Hamas talks ended as they were about to start. Amira Howeidy finds out why

How different is Lieberman from Netanyahu? asks Khaled Amayreh

As Lebanon approaches national elections not all those recently pivotal remain so, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut

Who is behind the current escalation of violence mere weeks before the scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq cities? Is it friend or foe, asks Nermeen Al-Mufti

Iraq has recently been ravaged by bombings, but it could be even worse, writes Salah Hemeid

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa says he is more concerned with inter-Arab fighting than with Iranian intentions towards the Arab world. Dina Ezzat listens

For a US administration supposedly set on peace, baiting Israel with the lure of isolating Iran seems a curious beginning, writes Ramzy Baroud

Angered by wheat procurement prices for this year, more wheat growers are expected to withdraw from the market the coming season, reports Sherine Nasr

This week the International Labour Organisation (ILO) turns 90. Built on a tripartite structure, the ILO is the only UN agency where governments, employers and workers are represented. It considers social dialogue a cornerstone of social stability. Mustafa Said, chief technical adviser, ILO's Social Dialogue Programme in Egypt, speaks to Nesmahar Sayed about social dialogue as a means of achieving the "decent work" concept

Gamal Nkrumah believes that South African President-elect Jacob Zuma, the redoubtable Zulu war dancer, deserves credit for his stage combat act

Nehad Selaiha watches a folkloric parable with a feminist intention at Al-Ghad hall

Kamal Soltan interviews veteran comedy actor Mohamed Sobhi

The Adawiya urban folk classic Salametha ummo Hassan, writes Gamal Nkrumah, takes on new form as the champions of Egyptian-style heavy metal roll it out

Ahmed Morsy wonders whether Ahli can preserve their league title