Who's to judge
Recent legislation has ensured full judicial supervision of parliamentary elections. The question now is to define who is a judge. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Campaigning carefully
The illegal Muslim Brotherhood will participate in November's parliamentary elections. But its candidates, as Amira Howeidy finds out, will run individually, and not as a group

Labour in limbo
Labour Party leaders are waiting for a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court that will determine whether their organisation will survive. Mona El-Nahhas reports

Waiting on the facts
A prominent NGO figure remains in custody, but whether he will be formally charged is any body's guess. Jailan Halawi reports

Storm in a teacup?
How seriously should Egyptians take a column, however offensive, in the New York Times? Nadia Abou El-Magd reports on a minor storm in Egypt-US ties

Sharing a lifeline
The waters of the Nile are bountiful, but not boundless. Fatemah Farag reports on regional water management efforts

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Obituary
Rushdi Fakkar (1930-2000)

Obituary
Mustafa Metwalli (1949-2000)