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Bilateral agenda
BOOSTING bilateral relations topped the agenda of talks between President Hosni Mubarak and Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Monday --read on--
 Musharraf in Cairo
WHILE in Cairo on a four-day visit, Pakistan's military leader General Pervez Musharraf pledged that Pakistan would not be used as a base for exporting terrorism.--read on--
 Stepped up consultations
FOR NEARLY one hour on Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak met with Jordan's King Abdullah to exchange views on Middle East peacemaking.--read on--
 Security talks
ON TUESDAY, President Hosni Mubarak held talks with General Henry Shelton, the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.--read on--
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MPs settle accounts with Ganzouri
As the final session of the People's Assembly nears its end, MPs are lashing out against former Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri.Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Islamists come into the fold of civil society
The government has approved the establishment of a non-governmental organisation by a group of Islamist intellectuals. Is this a new trend? Omayma Abdel-Latif seeks an answer
Spotlight on the environment
An Arab-European centre with a mandate to help the region address environmental and development issues has been given a new permanent location in Cairo. Dahlia Hammouda reports
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SOS Planet Earth
Worldwide celebrations will take place this Saturday to mark Earth Day but, asks Sherine Nasr, are they enough to protect our planet?
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A stone's throw away
Al-Jazeera, the controversial Qatari satellite news channel, which Arab officials love to hate, has opened a bureau in Cairo. Nadia Abou El-Magd attended its launch
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Pressing issues
A consensus has recently emerged among Arab journalists on the necessity of amending Arab legislation that provides harsh penalties for publishing offences. Shaden Shehab reports
More jailing for journalists
Five journalists have been sentenced to six months for slandering EgyptAir's chairman, Shaden Shehab reports
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Deadlock at the Bar
Lawyers are determined to contest a decree prolonging the judicial supervision imposed on their syndicate. Mona El-Nahhas reports
Gama'a militant sentenced to death
The Supreme State Security Court has sentenced to death an Islamist militant for killings committed in southern Egypt between 1994 and 1996. Khaled Dawoud attended the court session
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