Nearly 100 people have expressed interest in running against President Hosni Mubarak. This week the Presidential Election Commission will decide which ones qualify. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Although many would argue that President Hosni Mubarak -- the ruling National Democratic Party nominee_will easily win this year's presidential elections, candidates from 14 parties are nonetheless giving it a go. Mona El-Nahhas and Mustafa El-Menshawy speak to some of the hopefuls, assessing their chances, and providing glimpses into their electoral platforms

Excerpts from the speech made by President Hosni Mubarak in Menoufiya on Thursday 28 July announcing his intention to nominate himself for a fifth term

Do the reforms outlined in President Mubarak's 28 July candidacy speech have the makings of a new constitution? Gamal Essam El-Din explores the possibilities

As the Wafd Party abandons a boycott to field a presidential candidate, Fatemah Farag examines its motives

Omayma Abdel-Latif assesses the prospects of a promised end to 25 years of martial law

Last week's response to political dissent appears to have united reformist ranks

EOHR's annual report in Egypt paints a grim picture

A haze still surrounds the investigations into the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings, but, as Jailan Halawi reports, the theorising has intensified

Planting olive trees and lighting candles are only the symbolic manifestations of Sharm El-Sheikh's will to survive. Dina Ezzat and Reem Nafie report from the Red Sea resort

With an emergency African summit in the offing, Egypt warns that Nigeria's apparent compromising on the UN Security Council's potential expansion may rupture the continent's unity. Magda El-Ghitany writes