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When private turns public A private visit to France turned out to be busier than ever. Khaled Dawoud follows President Mubarak's Parisian schedule
Migrant labour conditions monitored A joint Egyptian-Kuwaiti committee will monitor conditions faced by Egyptians working illegally in Kuwait, reports Dina Ezzat	Epidemic of allegations MP Omar Abu-Steit now faces three months imprisonment. He may soon be joined by other colleagues, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

As families of the victims of the EgyptAir crash return from the US many questions remain unanswered, leading, Amira Howeidy discovers, to much speculation ---read on--

A new dawn at Maspero?
As heads roll at the TV centre, Nadia Abou Al-Magd asks what we can expect of Safwat El-Sherif's promise to modernise TV

Barred from the bar
After taking over the Bar Association, a judicial committee will begin to organise for long-delayed elections, writes Mona El-Nahhas

Idle activists
Student politics is in the doldrums. But why, asks Fatemah Farag

Courting extremism
An Egyptian sought by the authorities has been acquitted by a Canadian court and recommended for political asylum. Jailan Halawiinvestigates

Obituary

A final scene