No finger pointing in fact finding
PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday met a fact-finding commission investigating the reasons behind 10 weeks of violence in the occupied territories. --read on--

Declaration of faith
Human rights, the Press Syndicate and the Intifada: Youssef Rakha attends a three-sided celebration

'Tell me another one..'?
Why, now that the government has finally set a date for long-delayed Bar Association elections, are lawyers still sceptical about whether they will ever actually take place? Mona El-Nahhas follows the seemingly endless saga

Back from oblivion
As deputy editor of Rose Al-Youssef, Adel Hamouda has been credited with injecting new, if controversial, vigour into Egyptian journalism. His new publication, as Shaden Shehab reports, is selling like hot cakes

TRAFFIC CHAOS: The first week of Ramadan was accompanied by a torrential downpour, meaning that driving in Cairo became a particularly nightmarish experience, reports Dena Rashed. Millions of pious Muslims attempt to reach home each day during the holy month in time for iftar -- the fast-breaking meal -- at sunset.--read on--

Al-Kosheh rioters released
For humanitarian reasons, a court in Sohag has ordered the release of 89 defendants on trial for murder and looting after they had spent almost a year behind bars. Jailan Halawi reports

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New terminal
The long walk