The NDP's three-day conference, which ends today, saw Gamal Mubarak consolidating his position within the party, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Mona El-Nahhas investigates why the Nasserist Party's chairman is dithering over whether or not to stand in the party's December elections

The Vatican remains under fire despite Pope Benedict XVI's regrets for having offended Muslims. Gihan Shahine explains why

The battle between state-owned and independent newspapers appears to have been contained, for the time being at least, writes Shaden Shehab

The Muslim Brotherhood's Supreme Guide Mohamed Mahdi Akef remains defiant in the face of a major security clampdown. The arrests of Brotherhood members, he tells Amira Howeidy, will not alter their path