Hoping wisdom prevails
President Mubarak stressed that wisdom is the prerequisite to defusing tensions in the region, writes Nevine Khalil

Defining history
The demolition of a financial services building affiliated with Cairo's Central Railway Station resulted in a belated debate about the building's historic significance. Gihan Shahine reports

Defying Al-Azhar
A critic of Al-Azhar's grand imam has received a one-year sentence for libel. Mona El-Nahhas reports

Shaken, not stirred
In the aftermath of the earthquake that shook the capital this week, Fatemah Farag sorts out the dimensions of collective panic

Another appeal
The lawyers of human rights activist Saadeddin Ibrahim began preparing for an appeal against the latest ruling in his case after the full details of the seven-year sentence were released on Sunday. Jailan Halawi reports

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