With tension on the rise in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Sudan, Egypt continues to engage in damage control. Reem Nafie reports

Dina Ezzat monitors increasing signs of a maturing Egyptian interest in Europe

Mohamed El-Sayed looks into the clamour over allegations that a number of Al-Azhar scholars were denied visas to Spain and the United States this Ramadan

Has there really been a radical shift in the NDP's way of thinking? Omayma Abdel-Latif explores the transformation -- or lack thereof -- within Egypt's ruling party over the last five years

The NDP's closely-guarded list of parliamentary candidates has finally been released. It's full of surprises, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Hours after his release from prison Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian tells Amira Howeidy that Egypt's security mindset is changing

The latest Muslim-Christian dispute may have been peacefully defused, but Mustafa El-Menshawy, in Alexandria, senses tension in the air

The aviation minister's tour of construction sites at the Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada airports revealed mixed results. Amirah Ibrahim reports