Before adjourning for summer recess, the People's Assembly approved a law giving the government the green light to privatise Egyptian rail. Gamal Essam El-Din inspects the decision

Egypt's march towards achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals still has a way to go. Dina Ezzat examines the hardships ahead

Much to the consternation of the developing nations, the Doha Development Agenda negotiations were suspended last week because of bickering among developed nations, writes Gamal Nkrumah