Efforts are underway to restore the Shura Council's meeting hall before the new parliamentary session begins next November, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Gamal Essam El-Din reviews the history of the parliamentary building destroyed last week by fire

Some Egyptians, mainly the younger generation, appeared to gloat over the sight of the Shura Council building ablaze. Is it a sense of social alienation, wonders Gamal Nkrumah

Israel is still counting on Egypt to deliver Shalit -- and in a way, the stability of Gaza, Dina Ezzat reports

Candidates are up and running in the Bar Association's tightly contested elections, Mona El-Nahhas reports

School teachers must first pass an exam if they want a substantial financial boost. But Reem Leila discovers that not all are happy about being students again