Asserting home-grown reform
America's Greater Middle East Initiative has exacerbated the already strained relations between Cairo and Washington, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

Same old power game
Students simulate the decision-makers in Egypt and Europe but fail to propose anything new, reports Lina Mahmoud

Facing up to AIDS
The government is stepping up its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. But social stigma and lack of awareness still pose major challenges, reports Gihan Shahine

To fingerprint or not
The US's decision to fingerprint its visitors -- among other heightened security measures -- has been met with indignation by many Egyptian public figures. Yasmine El-Rashidi investigates

Catching up with high-profile corruption
Gamal Essam El-Din looks at draft laws submitted by three independent MPs aimed at fighting corruption in high places

Costly landfill lag
Who said transferring a sanitary landfill would be easy? Dena Rashed reports on a continuing -- and costly -- Alexandria coast cleanliness debacle

Drug empire falls
Police enforcers turned drug barons -- Reem Nafie, in the Upper Egyptian Nile island of Nekheila, reports on the rise and fall of the Awlad Hanafi clan

Strange spy case unravels
Jailan Halawi looks into the puzzling case of a lawyer charged with espionage, on which a state security court will rule later this month

Not just the Queen Boat
HRW is asking the Egyptian government to stop persecuting homosexuals and commit to reform

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