Qatar’s foreign minister has declared the end of the crisis with Gulf Cooperation Council countries. But questions remain, writes Amira Howeidy
Egypt’s presidential election offers just two candidates and many believe the result a foregone conclusion. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Hamdeen Sabahi’s decision to run for president a second time, against all the odds, reflects the fighter inside him, writes Khaled Dawoud
Dina Ezzat profiles the man many expect to be Egypt’s next president
The Muslim Brotherhood could be facing further challenges in Egypt and beyond, writes Doaa El-Bey
The re-election of President Bouteflika is to be welcomed, and could light the way for other Arab states to find harmony between the nationalist revolutions of old and the challenges of modern times, writes Hussein Haridy
Disbanding the Palestinian Authority is again in the air as an option for the Palestinians in the face of Israeli intransigence. Will it happen this time, asks Khaled Amayreh
Socially unfriendly measures now seem inevitable after being avoided by successive governments since the 25 January Revolution, writes Sherine Abdel-Razek
The hysterical reporting of stories about the Libyan-based Free Egyptian Army betrays a blatant disregard of fact, writes Kamel Abdallah in Libya
Egypt is struggling to keep the lights on amid an escalating energy crisis, but a new study offers possible solutions, writes Nesma Nowar
The conflict in Syria has given rise to a new type of journalism, though this has sometimes left a lot to be desired, reports Bassel Oudat from Damascus
Trumpeting the growth in Iraq’s oil income is misleading in the absence of genuine economic development, writes Salah Nasrawi
Gamal Nkrumah considers the tough challenges for Nigeria in combating the militant Islamist terrorism of Boko Haram that struck again at the heart of the country’s capital
During a recent brief visit to Cairo, International Olympic Committee Vice President Nawal Al-Moutawakel bares her soul to Inas Mazhar as she recalls her days of glory
Reham El-Adawi tours a thrilling exhibition that traces the history of the Indian sari and its development over time
Egypt’s next president will not only face vast domestic pressures, but also outside expectations, as Arab neighbours await the return of Cairo to its regional role, writes Gamil Mattar
A number of countries, primarily China and Israel, are part of the wider picture behind conflicts over water between Upper Nile Basin countries and their downstream counterparts, writes Maghawry Shehata
Erdogan’s internal authoritarianism also drives Turkey’s foreign policy that soon could see the country wage open war on Syria, writes Jeremy Salt
Egypt’s revolution was neither as innocent nor as progressive as it was made out to be, its revolutionaries long on words, woefully short on solutions, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
The continued imprisonment of key youth activists serves no logical purpose and only plays into the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood, writes Mohamed Salmawy
The Democratic Party has for too long neglected a range of ethnic groups and communities in the US, and it surely needs them in November’s mid-term elections, writes James Zogby
The moral crisis at the heart of Obama’s Mideast “peace process” is structural and personal, because policy is being run by pro-Israeli ideologues, writes Ramzy Baroud
Regime change by proxy in Syria has failed. It is time that the West face this fact, and reappraise Bashar Al-Assad, writes Nicola Nasser
Ati Metwaly celebrates Rajasthan
Gamal Nkrumah was enthralled by the exhibition of internationally acclaimed photographer Sherif Sonbol’s exhibition “Cairo: The crossroads of faith”
Can the government prevent Egypt’s Belle Époque architectural heritage from falling into oblivion, asks Nevine El-Aref
For many Copts the worst is over, but there is little guarantee that the best is yet to come, writes Dina Ezzat
Al-Ahram Weekly newspaper is seeking a part-time proofreader
The French writer Gaston Migeon left an unforgettable picture of Cairo just over a century ago, writes Samir Sobhi
A dozen Egyptian women are on this year’s list of the most powerful Arab women, the inheritors of a long tradition of fighting for women’s freedoms, writes Samir Sobhi
With experts predicting increasing problems of water scarcity in Egypt, now is the time for blue-sky thinking, writes Samir Sobhi
Examination of the Muslim Brotherhood’s one-year rule in Egypt casts doubt on the organisation’s claim to be democratic and Islamic, writes Heba Sewilam
World War I that engulfed Europe and the Middle East 100 years ago brought a new way of life to Egypt, writes Samir Sobhi
Looking back to 1950, Samir Sobhi finds that Egypt was already suffering from some familiar problems
Nourhan Riad reflects on the 25th anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada — a moment of uprising that also saw Israel’s self-serving propaganda unravel
What kind of help can Egypt offer Uganda, asks Khaled Al-Fiqi as he takes photos of the beautiful country
A badge of rank and education, the wearing of the tarboush was widespread among the Egyptian middle classes until the middle decades of the last century, writes Samir Sobhi
As the Committee of Fifty tasked to write the draft of the country’s new constitution starts its work, Ahmed Al-Naggar examines some of its most controversial articles
Many of Egypt’s problems can be traced back to its underfunded education system, writes Hayat Hussein
Though it started as a peaceful uprising against the regime, the Syrian conflict has now attracted dozens of armed groups to the country from across the region, writes Ahmed Eleiba
The Syrian refugee problem may now be the worst the world has seen since the end of World War II, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Commemorative events have already started in many European countries to mark the outbreak of the First World War. But few of them are looking at its Middle Eastern course and consequences, writes David Tresilian
Social justice was a main demand of the 25 January Revolution, but revolutionary hopes for a just society have soured over the past three years, writes Gihan Shahine
The government has been taking the side of capital against labour for the past forty years. Could this be about to change, asks Hayat Hussein
Three years after the 25 January Revolution we are in a different world, a different Egypt, and one fashioned by the events of the past three years, writes Ismail Serageldin
Egypt’s Nubians are divided over the country’s new constitution that acknowledges their “right to return” to their ancestral homelands, writes Gamal Nkrumah
Turkey’s relations with Syria have been falling to pieces since the beginning of the Syrian conflict three years ago, leaving Ankara to ponder its options, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
The deaths of more than 300 migrants hoping to enter the European Union late last year have drawn renewed attention to Europe’s policy on illegal immigration, writes David Tresilian in Paris
Whoever said beauty and nature don’t mix, asks Aya Nader
Farah El-Akkad samples a slice of Alexandria’s heritage