During his trip to Washington this week President Mubarak is expected to take the lead in re-launching the once firm Egyptian-US alliance, writes Dina Ezzat

Re-energised Egypt-US relations could take economic cooperation between the two countries to new levels, Niveen Wahish reports

Sayed Attia sheds light on the role played by USAID in the development process in Egypt

Having succeeded in holding its first general conference on Palestinian land, Fatah's ultimate success hedges on the extent to which it can extricate Palestinian rights from Israel's parsimonious hands, writes Khaled Amayreh in Bethlehem

Egypt is still trying to broker peace in Sudan. Dina Ezzat reports

Gamal Nkrumah watches as Coptic television channel Al-Hayat hits the airwaves via NileSat

Security forces say they have prevented Al-Qae'da from gaining a foothold in Egypt, reports Jailan Halawi

As Gamal Mubarak, chairman of the ruling NDP's policies committee, invited young people to air their concerns via the Internet, issues of economy and succession topped the list, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

Muslim Brotherhood claims that it is seeking dialogue with the NDP have provoked a rush of rumour. Gamal Essam El-Din sifts through fact and fiction

Negotiations between technical experts working for the Ministry of Justice and ministry officials have ground to a halt, reports Mona El-Nahhas

Some attending Fatah's long-awaited Sixth Congress in Bethlehem hold fast to their principles, but pragmatism remains the order of the day, Khaled Amayreh reports

Under permanent pressure on all sides, Hamas must also confront radical Salafist groups who contend that the movement has strayed from the true path of jihad, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Clinton's seven-nation African tour is designed to focus attention on Africa's big change of fortunes, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Liberia scores big, but the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire are still waiting, writes Ernest Harsch

The sharp increase of trade and investment with China and other emerging economies has been good for Africa, but it could be better if African governments think strategically to build prosperity at home, argues Roy Laishley

A participant at an annual media conference tells Nader Habib about her group's research on the popular social-networking site Facebook

Despite a second place finish at the preliminary round, Egypt made it to the main draw of the three-week World Handball Juniors Championship, Inas Mazhar reports

Vindications and some upsets marked the opening of the Egyptian domestic league last week, Ahmed Morsy reports

Egyptian juniors return home with two precious titles, putting Egypt back in the lead in competitive squash, Abeer Anwar reports