The road towards inter-Palestinian reconciliation, prelude to a Palestinian-Israeli truce, is proving more fraught than expected, Dina Ezzat reports

Egypt continues its pursuit of greater diplomatic outreach, reports Doaa El-Bey

The battle lines for next week's mid-term Shura Council elections are being drawn, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Will opposition leader Ayman Nour be released, asks Mona El-Nahhas

Anwar Esmat El-Sadat now shares his brother's fate -- both have been ejected from the People's Assembly. Yet, as Karim El-Khashab discovers, the speed of action taken against sitting MPs is far from consistent

Fathiya Nkrumah (1932-2007)

Doaa El-Bey attends a seminar positing a pragmatic rethink of Egypt's regional role

When judges are attacked in the courtroom, the dignity of the law is in shreds, writes Mona El-Nahhas

Reem Leila surveys a constant sore point -- the right of women to be judges

Families made homeless by a fire and forced demolitions in the Qalaat Al-Kabsh area of Sayeda Zeinab are determined that their voices be heard