Paving the way
Egypt's peacemaking efforts have borne some fruit, writes Nevine Khalil

'Toothless' parliament?
While People's Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour is full of praise for this year's parliamentary session, analysts are not so enthusiastic. Gamal Essam El-Din sifts through this year's legislative harvest

Explosive differences
The divisions inside the Nasserist Party reached the point of explosion -- literally. Soha Abdelaty reports

Bringing back the goods
Egypt's stolen antiquities continue their journey home. Nevine El-Aref watches as the inscribed limestone relief used to convict an antiquities smuggler in New York was returned to Egypt this week

Library tour
On a tour of the libraries set up by the Integrated Care Society (ICS) in Giza on Tuesday, Mrs Suzanne Mubarak said the libraries established as part of the country's Reading for All programme..--read on--

Trying torture
Two trials involving senior police officers accused of torturing suspects to death witnessed surprising turns this week, reports Khaled Dawoud

Dumping the zabaleen
In a desperate bid to clean up the heaps of garbage in Egypt's major cities, the government has sought help from abroad. But what about the traditional garbage collectors? asks Dena Rashed

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