Magda El-Ghitany gauges reactions to last week's attack by Palestinian militants on the Rafah crossing which left two Egyptian soldiers dead and 30 injured

Hicham Safieddine attends as Kifaya moves from the street and into the conference room

Last year's terrorist attacks failed to derail the tourist industry, which grew from strength to strength. Rehab Saad speaks with Ahmed El-Khadem, head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority, about his plans for 2006

Nevine El-Aref speaks with Nasser El-Ansari, chairman of the General Egyptian Book Organisation, about plans for this month's Cairo International Book Fair

One of the legendary royal ceremonies once held in the Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace overlooking the Nile at Shubra was replayed two weeks ago with a thoroughly modern twist, writes Nevine El-Aref