US commission faces closed doors
Elliot Abrams and his two colleagues on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom are due for a lonely visit to Egypt, as Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

Crossing lines
A sharp rebuke of the local press by the US ambassador in Egypt has journalists calling foul. Khaled Dawoud sifts through charges of intolerance and hatred

War at the Wafd
The Wafd leadership has backed party chairman, No'man Goma'a's decision to expel two leading MPs from party ranks. But, as Shaden Shehab reports, the battle is far from being over

'Not enough to eradicate torture'
While noting some "positive steps" to improve Egypt's human rights record, Amnesty International's report on torture in Egypt insisted the country had a long way to go. Amira Howeidy reports

Obituaries

Driven by hope Adel Hussein (1932-2001)

Humanist against the odds Shehata Haroun (1920-2001)

Washington agenda
Released!
Obedient polling
One tourist wounded ...
... And four released
Mit Halfa sentences

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