During last week's vote at the IAEA Cairo reasserted its determination to see the Middle East free from nuclear weapons while upholding the rights of member states to pursue peaceful nuclear policies, reports Doaa El-Bey

Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit agreed to procedures facilitating the formation of the General Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean during his meeting with foreign ministers from France and Spain in Paris on Sunday, reports Doaa El-Bey

Reem Leila wonders what to make of suggestions that the academic year be suspended to halt the spread of swine flu

Two weeks on and the fallout from the violence surrounding the Egypt-Algeria World Cup play-off shows no sign of abating, reports Gamal Essam El-Din