Trying times for Egypt-US ties
Egypt-US relations have seen better days. Nevine Khalil looks at the issues troubling both sides

Caught in the middle
Now that the US has explicitly linked his case to a halt in additional economic aid to Egypt, Egyptian-American sociologist Saadeddin Ibrahim is caught in the middle more than ever before. Jailan Halawi reports

Out with the old?
Political pundits hailed the president's call for an end to the old guard's monopoly of the ruling NDP's highest ranks, seeing it as a signal for the party's younger generation to come into its own. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

In with the new
Producing insulin locally was the Health Ministry's answer to the drug's shortage crisis. Can diabetics in Egypt trust the new product? Mona El-Nahhas investigates

Islamic Cairo rebirth
The programme to preserve and restore Egypt's Islamic heritage is in full swing, reports Nevine El-Aref

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