Israel's rightwing government is not pursuing peace but rather sabotaging it, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

In south Sudan, Arab League chief Amr Moussa made a last ditch appeal for continued Sudanese unity, Dina Ezzat reports from Juba

After receiving a warm welcome at Cairo airport on 19 February, ex-IAEA head Mohamed El-Baradei has embarked upon a media campaign that includes sustained attacks on the regime, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Mohamed Abdel-Baky joined the hundreds of Egyptians who flocked to Cairo airport to welcome El-Baradei

The entrance of El-Baradei to the Egyptian political scene gives secular and liberal opposition parties a chance to regain ground from Islamists, writes Abdel-Moneim Said

What are the chances of the Ghad Party's founder, Ayman Nour, running in the coming presidential polls, Mona El-Nahhas asks

UNHRC's first periodic review of human rights in Egypt ended with government officials pledging to implement a majority of its recommendations, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The State Security Supreme Criminal Court will issue its ruling in the Hizbullah cell case in April. Amira Howeidy attended the hearings

Despite widespread opposition, procedures to appoint women to judicial posts at the State Council will be completed, Mona El-Nahhas reports

You don't know what you've got till it's gone. Nevine El-Aref reports on the return of a previously unknown coffin that was only found thanks to the diligence of US customs officers

Developing Upper Egypt is high on the government's to-do list, but not high enough for some investors, Niveen Wahish reports

Can Egypt's non-oil exports be doubled during the coming four years? This is what the government and private sector are aiming for, reports Mona El-Fiqi

Israel's attempts to establish historical grounds for its existence include stealing, destroying and substituting Islamic heritage, reports Khaled Amayreh in Hebron

The assassination on foreign soil of one of Hamas's top leaders is proof that the resistance movement's warnings on Israel are true, writes Saleh Al-Naami

In a typical move, Israel is building a "museum of tolerance" right on top of an ancient Muslim cemetery, writes Khaled Amayreh

Israeli house demolitions are the flipside of the coin to illegal settlement building. For peace to have a chance, both must stop, writes Heidi Schramm

Both Tehran and Washington have heavily invested in Iraq's forthcoming parliamentary elections, making the voting even more crucial, writes Salah Hemeid

With elections imminent in Iraq, the mood among the Iraqi community in Syria is a mixture of dismay and disappointment, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Hizbullah has vowed to exact equal damage on Israel if it wages war on Lebanon, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

Progress towards peace and democracy is halting, but strong reasons for optimism remain, contends Gamal Nkrumah