Reem Leila reports on the spate of piracy in the Gulf of Aden involving ships with Egyptian crew members

Egypt is working to get Nile Basin countries to return to the negotiating table, Dina Ezzat reports

With none claiming responsibility, Egyptian Bedouins in Sinai fear they may pay the price for rockets fired on Israel and Jordan, Amirah Ibrahim reports

It took a hacker and public outrage to stop a private newspaper from publishing a novel that allegedly defames Islam, writes Mohamed Abdel-Baky

A one-day conference of the Coalition of Egyptian Opposition Parties called upon President Mubarak to respond to calls aimed at ensuring free and fair elections, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

The pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign continued for the second week, with organisers taking it to cyberspace and densely populated Nile Delta governorates, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Saadeddin Ibrahim recently arrived in Cairo on a three-week visit for the first time in three years. Are matters settled between him and the Egyptian government, asks Mohamed Abdel-Baky

The legal battle over the leadership of the liberal Ghad Party reached a climax with the election of Ayman Nour as its chairman, Mona El-Nahhas reports