Trying to avoid a war
Today's Istanbul summit will involve regional players aiming to achieve a most difficult task -- trying to prevent a war in Iraq. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty report

Efforts push on
While most of Egypt's diplomatic efforts focussed on the six-way Istanbul meeting on Iraq, Cairo also remained engaged on the Palestinian-Israeli front by encouraging continued dialogue among Palestinian factions, reports Soha Abdelaty...

'A real crisis'
Is Israel violating international laws and causing a potential health crisis with its dumping of untreated sewage in the Mediterranean? Gihan Shahine gauges reactions in Rafah, the Egyptian border town most affected by the pollution

Humanising globalisation
Participants at a Cairo globalisation conference emphasised the need for a more equitable world. Dahlia Hammouda listened in

Opposition MPs intensify their fire
Opposition and independent MPs are intensifying their barrage of 'questions' directed at government ministers. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

A continuing confrontation
Just back from a pan-Arab conference of his peers, Interior Minister Habib El-Adli asserted that the state security bodies were fully capable of aborting any terrorist plans. Jailan Halawi writes

'Home of the nation' open to the public
A historic house belonging to legendary nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul has been restored and opened as a touristic venue. Nevine El-Aref attended the inauguration

A tale of two banks
Investigations of corruption in the banking sector have revealed that Banque Du Caire and Misr Exterior Bank are the biggest offenders by far. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

On the brink
A major fire at Abul-Reesh Hospital last week resulted in the death of two children. It could have been much worse, reports Dena Rashed

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohammad, who is on a three- day visit to Egypt, met President Hosni Mubarak yesterday...