As the twin Cairo attacks mystery unravels, police remain in hot pursuit of an accomplice at large. Jailan Halawi reports

Saturday's attacks have catalysed concerns over tourism's future, reports Mohamed El-Sayed

Human rights groups say a general atmosphere of suppression and injustice is breeding ground for a new wave of terrorism, reports Gihan Shahine

Terrorism drastically undermines the movement for democratic reform -- the lessons of the '90s are all too clear. Yet how to confront it? Fatemah Farag sounds out democracy activists

Amina Elbendary reviews the metamorphosis of Shubra

It is the crippling effect of emergency law on rights and democracy that drives terrorism in Egypt, writes Galal Nassar

Police repression, political exclusion and regional violence are all contributing to the re-emergence of militant Islamism, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

Mubarak's Labour Day speech offered yet another clue to the likelihood of his running for a fifth term. Dina Ezzat reads between the lines of a potential campaign platform

Mona El-Nahhas explores opposition plans for the upcoming presidential elections