Electoral reform back on the agenda
President Mubarak believes there is a need for a new electoral law which would ensure stability and commitment to national interests, and that it should be ready in a year or two, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

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That time of the year
At a meeting of the Supreme Council for Culture on Saturday, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced the state awards in literature, the arts and the social sciences.. --read on--

Sharon trial at the Bar
More than 2,000 people braved the hot weather and gathered at the Bar Association for the "trial" of Ariel Sharon. Nadia Abou El-Magd attended

Adding insult to injury

'United under one flag'
President Hosni Mubarak has condemned the independent newspaper Al-Nabaa for publishing a scandalous story about a defrocked monk, accompanied by indecent pictures, reports Nevine Khalil.

'Their pain is too deep'
In spite of their sorrow and anger, thousands of people assembled peacefully at Al-Muharraq Monastery to hold an annual festival. Rana Allam reports from Assiut

Beyond the slur
After reaching unprecedented levels last week, the fervent reaction of the Coptic community to the Al-Nabaa slur has left Copts seeking redress for other, more general, grievances, reports Nadia Abou El-Magd

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