The first stage of the Shura Council's mid-term elections ended with an easy victory for the ruling National Democratic Party. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
If and when it is legalised, Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) will be the first-ever Egyptian political party with a Coptic woman as its secretary-general. Fatemah Farag speaks to Mona Makram Ebeid
ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES: Mrs Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated the ninth Conference of Mediterranean Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on Monday, an event that brought together 19 associations representing 100 members to discuss regional humanitarian needs in a politically turbulent region... --caption--