All eyes on Washington
Speaking to chief editors on Monday while inaugurating the 6 October Media Production City, President Hosni Mubarak said that during his summit meeting with US President George Bush at Camp David earlier this month.. --read on--

Obituary
A loss for all
Tahseen Beshir(1925 -- 2002)

Reshuffling EgyptAir
Egypt's national carrier is being converted into a holding company and its long-serving chairman, Fahim Rayan, has been replaced. Amira Ibrahim reports

G-17 versus Al-Azhar
A parliamentary debate on Sunday night was managed so as to divert an attack on Al-Azhar by Muslim Brotherhood MPs. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Enigmatic extradition
Over two decades after his conviction in absentia for involvement in the assassination of President Anwar El-Sadat, an Islamist militant has been handed over to Egypt by the US. Jailan Halawi looks into the case

Political postponements?
For the 94 suspected members of "Al-Waad" -- including a defendant recently handed over to Egypt from Azerbaijan -- the wait for trial's end promises to be a little bit longer. Khaled Dawoud reports

Reading season
Opening the 12th annual Reading for All Festival, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak said that building a new, knowledgeable generation..--read on--

The sky's the limit
Egypt celebrated its 19th annual Media Day on Monday, with a gala event that also officially inaugurated the 6 October Media Production City, reports Hanan Sabra

Smuggler behind bars
Disgraced New York antiquities dealer Frederick Schultz, 47, who was convicted in a Manhattan federal district court on 12 February of conspiring to smuggle and possess looted Egyptian artefacts, was sentenced on 11 June to 33 months in prison and fined $50,000, writes Jenny Jobbins

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