Housing policy under fire
The housing minister was attacked in parliament for allegedly making money off the poor while building for the rich. Defending his ministry's record, he described the accusations against him as "sheer lies". Gamal Essam El-Din attended the heated session
Censorship board
on a banning spree
Despite denials by the censorship office, AUC officials are saying that dozens of books ordered for their bookstore and library have been banned. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports
Day of decision at the Bar
Angry lawyers insist on holding an extraordinary general assembly today but, as Mona El-Nahhas reports, the three custodians in charge of the Bar Association have vowed to prevent the meeting from being held
Brief detention for labour law opponents
Five people, including three members of the leftist Tagammu Party, were briefly detained for attending a meeting organised to express opposition to the draft unified labour law. Fatemah Farag reports
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UK clamps down on militants
Islamists in Britain claim that pressure by Arab governments led to the sudden arrest of three London-based militants, including Sheikh Abu-Hamza El-Masri and Yasser Serri, reports Khaled Dawoud
Tightening the screws
A former Soviet republic has turned over to Egypt a militant believed to be a key figure in the Jihad group, and, as Jailan Halawi reports, three other militants have been extradited by the UAE
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