Cairo is looking for a larger European role in efforts being made to stabilise the region, reports Dina Ezzat

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's political and economic performance has inspired a mixed bag of reactions. Gamal Essam El-Din assesses a year at the helm

The killing of Egyptian diplomat Ehab El-Sherif has exploded into an issue of global concern and debate. Its timing -- on the same day that a series of bombs exploded in London, and just two weeks after Iraq announced that Egypt would be the first Arab nation to name an ambassador to Baghdad -- lent the incident even greater weight, turning it into a possible watershed moment for the future of Iraq, the region and perhaps even the world as a whole. How Egypt will react to the brutal slaying of its senior diplomatic envoy at the hands of an Al-Qaeda splinter group that has joined the militant insurgency in Iraq may hold the keys to vital questions about whether Baghdad will eventually emerge from the waves of chaos that threaten to engulf it, and whether the world can help Iraq avoid a sectarian future full of strife. Al-Ahram Weekly Editor-in-Chief Assem El-Kersh spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit about these pressing issues and more

Does Egypt need to re-address its policy on Iraq? Dina Ezzat investigates

The assassination of Ehab El-Sherif revealed the volatility of public sympathy for the Iraqi "resistance". Gihan Shahine gauges reactions

Egypt has submitted a request to UNESCO asking that five of its most prominent historic treasures -- including the Rosetta Stone -- be returned. Nevine El-Aref reports

The opening of Al-Kharroub Cultural Centre marks the completion of the second stage of the Al-Gammaliya development project, reports Sara Abou Bakr

As Cairo International Airport's expansion project shifts into high gear, traffic woes and disorganisation seem to be the order of the day. Amirah Ibrahim reports

This week the Central Bank of Egypt succeeded in downsizing, while strengthening, Egypt's banking sector, Niveen Wahish reports