Fatah and Hamas are coming under increasing pressure to reach an agreement, reports Saleh Al-Naami

What would it take for President Mubarak to attend the Doha summit? Dina Ezzat seeks an answer

In Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh tour operators met this week to discuss ways of boosting tourism in the face of the international financial crisis, Amirah Ibrahim reports

The owner of the "death ferry" has received a seven-year jail term. Will the verdict finally appease public anger, asks Mona El-Nahhas

Egyptian women, like others elsewhere, are still struggling to attain key positions. Reem Leila attended an international conference studying solutions, if any

A limited cabinet reshuffle sparks a host of rumours, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The government has finally gained Al-Azhar's approval for new legislation regulating organ transplants, reports Reem Leila

A fire gutted a nine-storey building in Ramses Street on Saturday, injuring 14 and causing millions of pounds worth of damage, reports Maya Madkour

Nine portraits were stolen from the Shubra Palace last week, reports Nevine El-Aref

Students get a day off to mark the raising of the Egyptian flag in Taba. But why now, asks Nesmahar Sayed