Hectic diplomacy
Egypt has been engaged in a breathless diplomatic effort to hold together the fragile cease-fire in the Palestinian territories following last Friday's deadly Tel Aviv bombing. Khaled Dawoud and Tarek Atia report

Tough battle ahead
The NDP may find it difficult to repeat its easy wins of the first two stages of the Shura Council's mid-term elections in the final phase due to begin today, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Culture with capital backing
Cooperation between thought and capital is what Arabs need at this critical point in history, says the Organisation for Arab Thought at its inaugural meeting in Cairo. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports

Homeless on Al-Warraq?
A statement by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid took the heat off a confrontation between the government and the inhabitants of two Nile islands. But, as Gihan Shahine asks, was the statement misunderstood and were inhabitants deceived?

Religious visits suspended
Egyptian travel agencies are not arranging umra trips to the holy sites in Saudi Arabia until a solution is found to problems arising from new Saudi regulations. Rehab Saad reports

'Red sheikh' in murky waters
The Front of Al-Azhar Scholars is targeting yet another book, accusing its author and publisher of "flagrant heresy," Nadia Abou El-Magd reports on the latest controversy

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