Year of the seven challenges
Prime Minister Atef Ebeid's annual policy statement -- with its warning of further economic woes for the nation -- was unlike the upbeat reports of previous years. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

New chairman, same centre
Will recent elections at the Tagammu' Party change the party's style of work? Mona El-Nahhas looks for answers

Toying with court rulings
Although invalidated by several court rulings, last week's by-elections were held to fill 22 vacant seats in the People's Assembly and the Shura Council

'The other Israel'
A new NGO attempts to build a case against Israeli racism. Omayma Abdel-Latif talked to the founders

Staggering postponement
A state security court defers the Liberation Party verdict until March. Jailan Halawi reports on the reaction in the courtroom

System trashed
Will an administrative court's ruling against the linkage of garbage collection fees to people's electricity bills wreak yet more havoc on greater Cairo's controversial waste management project? Dena Rashed reports