Cairo's vote of confidence
President Mubarak's presence at this week's OAU summit was hailed by Algeria as a further vote of confidence. But Egypt also had other reasons to make the journey, as Dina Ezzat discovered
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Buying more time
Egypt gave Ehud Barak a warm welcome during his first trip abroad after becoming Israel's prime minister. Nevine Khalil was in Alexandria for his visit
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Higher gear
The "anti-normalisation" campaign, triggered by last week's Cairo for Peace conference, swung into higher gear as prominent political and intellecutal figures initiated procedures to found an anti-Zionist NGO. Amira Howeidy followed developments
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Immune to corruption?
The People's Assembly turned down this week requests to strip three MPs of their parliamentary immunity but allowed a fourth deputy to testify before the Court of Cassation on corruption charges. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
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London militants
Is it time once more for justice to struggle against evil? Jailan Halawi reviews the case of two Egyptian Islamists held in British custody
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Reporting on rights
Four human rights groups held a joint press conference to launch two reports on the human rights situation in Egypt last year. Amira Howeidy reviews their findings and sounds out an official response
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'Transferred to a cemetery'
More than 30 construction material workshops have been razed to the ground this week. The governorate insists this is in the public's interest. However, as owners told Mariz Tadros, that's not the whole story
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