 Reform agendas in close encounter
A yearlong clash between the ruling NDP and opposition parties over political reform may come to a head when both sides hold major meetings next week. Gamal Essam El-Din reports Reviving IT At a regional conference last week, the Egyptian government showcased its new commitments to IT. Pierre Loza reports
Dissent on the fringe A mosaic of political groups has launched an ambitious "popular campaign for change" ahead of the 2005 presidential elections. Is it realistic, wonders Amira Howeidy
Mounting challenges The US should pack up and leave Iraq, presidential advisor Osama El-Baz said in a lecture this week. Nevine Khalil attended
Fatwa fight A highly controversial fatwa calling for resistance attacks against all Americans in Iraq -- including civilians -- has sparked a heated debate among Islamic scholars and Arab pundits. Gihan Shahine investigates
For better and for worse Omayma Hatem talks to Fatemah Farag about the trials and tribulations of standing by her man -- Mamdouh Hamza, the Egyptian engineering consultant currently facing charges of soliciting murder in the UK
Cheap cars, costly buses At various bus stops around Cairo this week, drivers and passengers protested higher fares. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports
New vision for Egypt tourism Rehab Saad speaks to the new head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority about his future plans for promoting Egypt abroad
Battle over Khufu's death bed The ninth International Congress of Egyptologists in Grenoble was immersed in the debate over two French architects' claims of having located Khufu's sepulchral room in the Great Pyramid at Giza. Nevine El-Aref listens in
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