Clear messages of wisdom and warnings against civil unrest were sent this week by Cairo to both Baghdad and Beirut, reports Dina Ezzat

Dina Ezzat looks at the agenda of the president's three-state tour

Culture Minister Farouk Hosni's meeting with MPs almost degenerated into chaos but it was the minister, most agreed, who in the end prevailed over his critics, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Judge Mahmoud Seddiq Borham, who vowed to defend his reputation to the end when accused of colluding in vote rigging, ends his lawsuit, reports Mona El-Nahhas

Recently circulated footage of policemen torturing suspects has forced the Interior Ministry on the back foot, reports Karim El-Khashab

Luxor's West Bank necropolis is at last rid of an intrusion that has lasted almost a century. Nevine El-Aref witnessed the relocation of 3,200 families from the village of Gurna, which local residents had constructed on top of the ancient Tombs of the Nobles

Who will rid us of this troublesome garbage, ponders Karim El-Khashab

Is the Cairo underground still a landmark of national pride, wonders Salonaz Sami