Dina Ezzat looks at Egyptian diplomacy's efforts to deal with confusing situations in both Palestine and Iraq

The final session of parliament -- which began on Monday -- features a host of controversial political and economic reform bills

On Tuesday, President Hosni Mubarak officiated over the annual celebrations of Laylat Al-Qadr, commemorating the night that the Qur'an began to be revealed to Prophet Mohamed over 1,400 years ago. Organised by the Ministry of Waqf (Religious Endowments), reports Reem Nafie

George W Bush's re-election inspired a heated debate at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt on the future of US-Egyptian relations. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Can the state be resorting to gangster-style violence to silence "outspoken" journalists, asks Shaden Shehab

During its first general assembly, the newly formed Al-Ghad Party elected young leaders and a woman as secretary-general. Mona El-Nahhas attended

The Suez Canal re-opened following the strategic waterway's most serious closure in 30 years. Amira Ibrahim reports

Fatal accidents have become all too common on desert highways. Reem Nafie reports on the latest devastating tragedy