Press Syndicate elections open early, reports Mohamed El-Sayed

Moving beyond the settlement sticking point is what Egypt hopes the US envoy to the Middle East can deliver, Dina Ezzat reports

As the new academic year looms schools and universities are scrambling to halt the spread of swine flu, reports Reem Leila

This year's hajj season looks bleak for airlines, reports Amirah Ibrahim

Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni's campaign to head UNESCO resembles a comedy of errors, writes Ayman El-Amir

Farouk Hosni's failed bid to be elected as UNESCO's new secretary-general has triggered a ferocious debate back home, reports Nevine El-Aref

The sudden resignation of the deputy chief justice of the Court of Cassation, Mahmoud El-Khodeiri, surprised both judicial circles and the public. Mona El-Nahhas talks to El-Khodeiri about the reasons behind his decision

Hala Mustafa, editor of Al-Ahram's quarterly magazine Al-Dimoqratiya, will be questioned by the Press Syndicate following her controversial meeting with the Israeli ambassador to Egypt, Gamal Essam El-Din reports