Waiting for the observers
As everyone waits anxiously for the US to fine-tune its proposal on the shape and form of observers to be sent to Palestine, Egypt steps in to try and avert an escalation of the crisis. Tarek Atia reports

'Life will go on'
A Cairo court threw out a lawsuit seeking forcibly to divorce prominent feminist writer, Nawal El-Saadawi, from her husband of 37 years. Khaled Dawoudwas present at the conclusion of the hearings

Turkish assurances
The Turkish foreign minister's visit to Cairo seemed aimed mainly at reassuring Arabs regarding Ankra's ties with the Sharon government. Soha Abdelatyreports

Kosheh file reopened
The Court of Cassation has ordered the retrial of 96 men, including 92 exonerated by a criminal court, who are suspected of involvement in some of the nation's worst incidents of sectarian violence. Nadia Abou El-Magd reports

A last recess?
Members of parliament may discover that their current holiday is a lot longer than expected. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

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