Appeal to reason
Consultations continue while the picture on the ground grows more grim, reports Nevine Khalil

Church discipline
The defrocking of a monk and excommunication of members of the 'New Testament Group' came in response to a classic case of deviation from church teachings, Coptic Church sources told Omayma Abdel-Latif

Prosecuting Ibrahim -- again
Prosecutors dramatically upped the ante in the retrial of prominent human rights activist Saadeddin Ibrahim, reports Khaled Dawoud

A heroic history
Official celebrations of the revolution's anniversary began with the president's address. Nevine Khalil reports

Recapturing the revolution
Celebrations of the golden jubilee of the July Revolution were the cultural event of the week. Amina Elbendary reports

Nasser's bickering children
On the 50th anniversary of the 23 July Revolution, the Arab Nasserist Democratic Party, which was founded to keep alive the legacy of one of the revolution's main architects, is in total disarray. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

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