In a jam over GM foods
Egypt is caught in the middle of a dispute between the US and the EU over genetically modified foods, Yasser Sobhi writes

The key to growth
Trade and more trade may be the only answer to MENA's fragile growth rates, writes Sherine Nasr

Riding for a fall
Although tough global economic conditions are leaving their traces on both the rich and the poor, the gap between the two is widening at break-neck speed. Wael Gamal draws contrasts from two recently published reports

Mobile bonanza
As the mobile phone craze takes on a new national form, Yasmine El-Rashidi checks out the latest in GSM chatter

Briefs
Efforts are underway to speed up the implementation of the Egypt-EU Association agreement, Niveen Wahish writes...