President Hosni Mubarak this week gave the go-ahead to a new scheme to upgrade high school education. The plan was finalised on Monday during a ministerial meeting the president held with Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and the ministers of education and higher education...

Parliamentarians and nuclear power scientists appeal to President Hosni Mubarak to prevent businessmen from interfering in the choice of sites for nuclear power plants, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

As elections draw closer Culture Minister Farouk Hosni remains confident that he will be UNESCO's next director-general, writes Nevine El-Aref

After 22 years as a fugitive, businesswoman Hoda Abdel-Moneim has returned to Egypt, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Swine flu is quickly establishing itself in Egypt, reports Reem Leila

Speculation is rife on who succeed to the See of St Mark, reports Gamal Nkrumah

Don't hold your breath, advises Dena Rashed