Pressing on for an Arab summit
 President Mubarak has been involved in consultations with the chief executives of Syria, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority on regional peacemaking and the revival of Arab solidarity, writes Nevine Khalil
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 UNESCO PLANS: The recently elected director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Koichiro Matsuura, kept a busy schedule during a visit to Cairo on Monday. He met with President Hosni Mubarak, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, the ministers of higher education, culture and foreign affairs and attended an education conference.
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 POLICE PAID HOMAGE: President Hosni Mubarak celebrated Police Day with the top brass on Tuesday, decorating 85 police officers, including 17 who have died in the line of duty.
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Europe wants in
The Europeans are informing Cairo that they seek a greater involvement in the Middle East. Dina Ezzat reports
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Globalisation, Americanisation and hype
American columnist Thomas Friedman's spin on globalisation, during a visit to Cairo, left some intrigued and others nonplussed. Azadeh Moaveni reports on this week's free flow of ideas
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 A noble profession honoured
A celebration honouring nurses last week highlighted the importance of the profession. Dahlia Hammouda reports
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 NEW HOME FOR JOURNALISTS: The Press Syndicate's council met on 19 January under Chairman Ibrahim Nafie at the Syndicate's new headquarters, presently under construction, reports Shaden Shehab.
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Reconciliations good and bad
Egypt will need a few more weeks before it shepherds the Sudanese government and opposition to a reconciliation conference. Dina Ezzat reports
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Toshka in the crossfire
Responding to criticism in parliament, President Mubarak has affirmed the government's commitment to long-term mega-projects, and in particular the desert reclamation at Toshka. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
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Crash theories still open
EgyptAir officials, as well as the chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board, have rejected news reports that Flight 990 was deliberately crashed into the ocean, writes Amira Ibrahim
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Parliament trounces travel right
The People's Assembly was expected to wrap up marathon debates Wednesday by approving a bill that facilitates litigation in personal status disputes. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
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Elections for lawyers, doctors on hold
Lawyers are gearing for Bar Association elections, while doctors press to regain the same right for their syndicate. Mona El-Nahhas reports
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Pompeii remains in Alexandria
At the official opening of an ancient Roman villa in Alexandria, Nevine El-Aref marvelled at the faded splendour
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A militants' coup?
Islamist and security sources downplayed reports of a "coup" in the underground Jihad group that toppled its leader Ayman Al-Zawahri, reports Khaled Dawoud
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