Dina Ezzat follows the flurry of Arab and international diplomatic activity over Sudan ahead of its upcoming elections

The real cause of Tutankhamun's death has finally been discovered, reports Nevine El-Aref

The shortage of subsidised gas cylinders has spilled over into a fourth week, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

Mali makes mileage of being in the middle of the continent, says Gamal Nkrumah

Hossam Tammam detects a major shift in the regime's attitude towards the Muslim Brotherhood

The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council began its review of Egypt's record on human rights yesterday, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Nevine El-Aref witnesses the reopening of Al-Muizz Street following its recent rehabilitation, carried out with a view to developing it into an open air museum to showcase the best of Cairo's Islamic art

Controversial former minister of housing Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman has been banned from travelling outside Egypt pending investigation on charges of misappropriating public funds, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Violence against women claimed more than 300 lives during the past year, Reem Leila reports

While some foreign investors are cautious about Egypt's political future, the government is pressing ahead with its economic reform programme, Sherine Nasr reports

Toyota's growing safety woes are gnawing away at the company's reputation, reports Ahmed Morsy

Rather than meeting the Palestinian negotiating demand for a freeze on settlements, Israel is grabbing yet more land for Jewish-only urban expansion, writes Saleh Al-Naami

On top of political failure, the regime of Abbas and Fayyad has now to contend with charges of moral degeneracy and criminality, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

In Darfur, Dina Ezzat finds fear is ever present while efforts continue to return a semblance of normality to the war-torn region

As both sides agree a ceasefire, Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa asks if the Yemen war is really over, while Mohamed Hafez figures what comes next is a waiting game

As the Iraqi election campaign took off last week, there were fears that the ballot could be just another missed opportunity, writes Salah Hemeid

As the Cedar revolution marks its fifth anniversary, the political terrain in Lebanon remains fragile, Omayma Abdel-Latif reports from Beirut

Iran may be gambling the survival of its regime on nuclear brinkmanship with the West, writes Graham Usher in New York

Syria and Iran now differ on almost every regional and international issue. Is this the beginning of the end of the two countries' strategic alliance, asks Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Today's reunion of Nobel Peace laureates Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama is a sign of the strangest of times, portends Gamal Nkrumah

Egypt's ancient tombs and temples had survived for thousands of years, but why was it assumed they were indestructible? Jill Kamil looks at how the potential danger of the High Dam was ignored

Living away from home as the child of a diplomat can be both difficult and rewarding, with the chance to gain experience often coming at the cost of one's identity, writes Nashwa Abdel-Tawab

As Egypt recovers from a crisis in the supply of butane gas cylinders, Ahmed Abu Ghazala learns why three days has recently been the average wait

The Egyptian men's handball team predictably made it to the semi-finals of the African Handball Championship, while not surprisingly the women played for fifth place, Inas Mazhar reports