Going for IT
President Mubarak's address to the World Summit on Information Society underlined the importance of IT in development

Unraveling Sharon
In failing to reach a ceasefire the Palestinians have again handed Ariel Sharon the political initiative. What will he do with it?

The fog of peace
Despite feverish diplomatic activity, demographics were the only indication of progress for the Palestinian cause

Crack down in Iraq
As its commanders in Iraq expect the anti-American insurgency to escalate, Washington is considering a new get-tough strategy including enlisting Iraqi militias

'No militia for Iraq'
Leading member of the Iraqi Interim Governing council Adel Abdul-Mahdi denies formation of Kurdish and Shi'ite militias

Soothing Sudan
Although the ideological divide remains, it has become evident that the Sudanese government and opposition forces have finally decided to pull together

Russian roulette
Putin's United Russia Party won Russian parliamentary elections on Sunday even as the country was reeling from a train blast which claimed the lives of 44 innocent people in southern Russia

Egypt:

Readying for development
Egypt is preparing to cross the digital and economic divide through cooperation between North and South

NDP's plan backfires
The Supreme Administrative Court dealt the NDP a stunning blow by ordering that the 25 December by-elections in 17 districts be confined to those who ran in 2000

IT summit: at your service
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ahmed Nazif on the first global Information Technology summit in Geneva and how IT can improve people's daily lives

Into the eye of the storm
The appointment of Farouk El-Okdah as the new governor of the Central Bank of Egypt has been met with cautious optimism