Dina Ezzat watches Cairo's attempts to extinguish some of the region's fires

With a member of Egypt's diplomatic mission held hostage by Iraqi militants, reports Dina Ezzat, Arab capitals were re-evaluating the idea of providing military assistance to Iraq

Nasserists did not have much to celebrate on the 52nd anniversary of the July Revolution, reports Mona El-Nahhas

President Mubarak's address to the nation on the 52nd anniversary of the 1952 Revolution raised hopes of impending political reforms. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Fatemah Farag looks for clues regarding the arrest of internationally renowned Egyptian architect Mamdouh Hamza in London

A series of mysterious fires in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag have destroyed hundreds of homes, reports Reem Nafie