While plenty of obstacles still stand in the way of fully re-normalised Egyptian-Israeli relations, a new rapport between Cairo and Tel Aviv seems to have emerged, writes Dina Ezzat

Egypt has yet to make up its mind on Israel's plan to dig a trench along the Gaza-Egypt border, reports Reem Nafie

Safwat El-Sherif, information minister for the past 22 years and ruling party strong man, is to be voted Shura Council speaker today. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Senior US State Department officials praised Egypt's role in maintaining regional stability and said its annual aid package of nearly $2 billion was justified, reports Khaled Dawoud from Washington

Ensuring the success of the Egyptian-European Union partnership agreement was the focus of a seminar organised by Al-Ahram, reports Dina Ezzat

Eastern Nile Basin countries seek new ideas about developing the river's resources, writes Gamal Nkrumah

As the horrors of Abu Ghraib continue to unravel, Egyptian human rights groups are stepping up their campaign to combat home-grown torture, reports Amira Howeidy

Can the Culture Ministry's proposed rescue plan for the Egyptian Museum's basement stop its contents from disappearing, asks Nevine El-Aref