Egypt's effort to mediate among Palestinian factions, on one hand, and between the factions and the Israelis, on the other, is floundering at the moment, reports Dina Ezzat

While the argument between Moufid Shehab and the Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia was quickly contained, it raises questions about the role of Egyptian embassies abroad, writes Doaa El-Bey

A unified pension law promises to take care of senior citizens in their twilight years, reports Reem Leila

Dina Ezzat reports on Egyptian and Arab diplomatic efforts to end the chaos in Somalia

Despot or hero, for Egyptians speaking to Jailan Halawi, the execution of Saddam was the assassination of a nation that buried many secrets

Gamal Essam El-Din reports on moves to build a consensus behind President Mubarak's call for constitutional amendments

Judges have rejected the state's plan to minimise their role in supervising coming elections. Mona El-Nahhas reports

It is yet unclear whether blood bags supplied by the company of a parliamentarian were contaminated or not. Reem Leila investigates

What next after the Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the appeals of 12 unlicensed parties seeking legal recognition, wonders Mohamed El-Sayed

Copts are up in arms over a controversial book that they say may cause sectarian strife. Gihan Shahine listens to both sides