Despite a lengthy interview published this week, burning questions about Gamal Mubarak's political future remain unanswered. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports

The official decision, taken after much wrangling, to allow the French ship Clemenceau to cross the Suez Canal exposed the weaknesses in both government and civil society's crisis management capabilities, reports Magda El-Ghitany

It took a party coup to bring the Wafd Party back in the limelight. But what, asks Amira Howeidy, does the "liberal" party have to offer

Salonaz Sami was there on the tense night when the Wafd Party decided to dismiss its chairman

The Nasserists may be in disarray, but their chairman doesn't seem to be doing much about it. Gamal Essam El-Din reports

Ten of the country's smallest parties have formed a shadow government. Does anyone care, asks Mohamed El-Sayed

Niveen Wahish and Dina Ezzat seek the real story behind delayed US-Egyptian negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement

At two international events the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement reiterated calls to encourage the active participation of women in promoting peace, reports Dina Ezzat

Children's books are the highlight of Germany's contribution to the Cairo International Book Fair. Nevine El-Aref talks to Jutta Limbach, president of the Goethe Institute and guest of honour