Reaching across the divide
Cairo witnessed a week of intense contacts between peace process players. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report

Islamists point parliamentary guns
Islamist MPs are readying for a renewed offensive on the government for alleged impiety. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Renewed scrutiny of militant exile
Wanted by Egypt, London-based Islamist Yasser Serri has been linked to even more terror-related wrongdoing back home. Jailan Halawi investigates

Big bang celebration
Grand plans are in the works to commemorate next week's 100th birthday of the Egyptian Museum. Nevine El-Aref reports

Deconstructing a preacher
A TV soap opera about the late popular preacher Mohamed Metwalli El-Shaarawi has been making headlines -- for all the wrong reasons. Nesmahar Sayed investigates

Obituary:
Olfat Aziz Kamel (1922-2002)

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Re-invigorating the ruling
Economic issues look set to top the NDP's Higher Council for Policies agenda. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Call for Muslim unity
ON SUNDAY, President Hosni Mubarak officiated over celebrations of Leilat Al-Qadr, commemorating the night that the Qur'an began to be revealed to Prophet Mohamed over 1400 years ago.. --read on--

Historic Cairo fire alarm
A fire at the Citadel triggers a fierce debate about the historic site's future