President of the Republic of Korea Roh Moo-hyun's unprecedented visit to Egypt, is part of a three-nation African tour which also includes Algeria and Nigeria. This is the first visit by a Korean president to Egypt, and President Roh's African tour is mostly focused on energy, security, trade and cooperation between Korea and Africa. Indeed, Nigeria -- Africa's largest oil producer and Algeria are among Korea's leading trading partners in Africa. Roh, who took office in February 2003 is determined to expand trade and technical cooperation with African countries. He met President Hosni Mubarak on Monday. Kamal Gaballa conducted an exclusive interview with the visiting Korean President

The UN Human Rights Commission is to be abolished and the Human Rights Council is to take its place, writes Marian Houk in Geneva

Washington typically takes double standards into the US-India nuclear relations, writes Emad Mekay from Washington

The principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states does not qualify as a loop hole legitimising crimes against humanity, Ayman El-Amir writes

Shohdy Naguib reviews the Russian international gestures as reflected in its press