At two high-level gatherings, the message was that only via integrated efforts could empowering women, encouraging development and promoting peace be sustained. Reem Nafie reports

A conference that took place in the US last week accused Egypt of persecuting Copts. It also revealed some unsavoury connections, writes Emad Mekay from Washington

The UNHCR and the Egyptian authorities are stepping up efforts to peacefully resolve the Sudanese asylum sit-in crisis in Mohandessin, reports Gamal Nkrumah