A look at some of 2005's most controversial and influential people and phenomena

While many think he will be the next president, is Gamal Mubarak's future really that clear?

Ayman Nour's 2005 roller-coaster ride has ended with the hero in jail

The year ends with a cabinet reshuffle, reports Dina Ezzat

Egypt's spring was full of promise -- short-lived but unprecedented in scope following decades of political stagnation

How Al-Jazeera helped usher in some of the on and off screen changes that took place in Egypt in 2005

Kifaya did what no one ever dared to

The alarm bells Mohamed Hassanein Heikal set off on the eve of 2005 ring louder every day

It was a big year for media tycoon Emad Adib. But was it for the best?

Ibrahim Eissa's brand of journalism berates the president using the Arabic of the streets

Although the parliamentary elections did change perceptions, the public is still apathetic about politics. Gamal Essam El-Din finds out how

Hundreds of judges spent 2005 locked in a battle for their independence. Mona El-Nahhas reviews the case

The Muslim Brotherhood's success at the parliamentary polls was the talk of 2005. Dina Ezzat explores the group's future

The normally tolerable Muslim-Christian mix proved combustible in 2005. Gihan Shahine pieces together a tale of tense ties

Does the emergency law really help prevent terrorism? Serene Assir gets the opinion of experts and activists

While privately-owned newspapers flourished in 2005, the state-affiliated print media gave in to retrenchment. Fatemah Farag reviews a year in the press

Was the government's fight against corruption part of a well-organised policy, or more of an occasional policymakers' whim, asks Gamal Essam El-Din

n 2005, the economy produced signs of life for a change, Niveen Wahish, Sherine Nasr and Sherine Abdel-Razek take a tour of an exciting fiscal year

Ranking the top events of the year is not just an intelligent, fun exercise -- it's a way of determining your priorities

Ramses stayed put, while a fragment of the Great Pyramid fell off. Nevine El-Aref explores a few of this year's significant cultural and archaeological events

Hala Halim surveys the controversy surrounding the Beni Sweif disaster and its impact on the cultural field

Mohamed El-Baradei won the Nobel prize, while continuing to court controversy. Dena Rashed reports

The death threat received by writer Sayed El-Qemni raised more questions than answers, reports Rania Khallaf

This show business melodrama's ramifications are hitting hard in the real world. Amany Abdel-Moneim explores the Ahmed El-Fishawi paternity case

Against all odds, Mohamed and Ahmed, the conjoined twins who underwent extensive surgery to be separated, came back home to Egypt this year