First steps on the road
It remains unclear whether Bush's personal touch will set the roadmap on the right track. Nevine Khalil and Soha Abdelaty check for speed bumps

Making waves on air
The suspension of an Egyptian political talk show raised questions about freedom of expression on TV. Gihan Shahine and Hanan Sabra go behind the scenes

Dumped by the people
Dena Rashed sounds out the differing gripes about the new private waste management projects that haven't quite taken Cairo and Giza by storm yet

A tale of two visions
Arab intellectuals have gathered on opposite sides of the American question -- "Are you with us or against us?" -- and are shouting at each other over the divide. Omayma Abdel-Latif listens in

Rights council draws criticism
The decision to bring the newly proposed National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) under the purview of the Shura Council has confirmed some MPs' worst suspicions. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Rationalising shortage
How to manage water so there's enough for everyone? Fatemah Farag searches for answers at the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources

Online tremors
Last week's earthquake in Algeria resulted in an unexpected disruption of a large portion of Egypt's Internet traffic. Reem Nafie investigates the aftershocks

A victim's case
Along with over a hundred other innocent people, popular TV personality Salwa Hegazi was killed when Israel shot down the civil aircraft she was on in 1973. Thirty years later, her family has decided to sue. Rehab Saad reports

'Random operations'
Apparently the suicide attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca will not catalyse a comeback of militant Islamist operations in Egypt. Jailan Halawi investigates

A new take-off?
A year after the landmark restructuring of national carrier EgyptAir, Amira Ibrahim discovers a company still searching for a proper new start

Jars of treasure
Two medium-sized jars full of gold scarabs and statuettes featuring different ancient Egyptian deities were unearthed recently near the southern city of Sohag...

Briefs
Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagui inaugurated Egypt's first international conference on Tourism Development in Environmentally Sensitive Areas on Tuesday, reports Rehab Saad...