Dina Ezzat tries to read the political signals emanating from the recent meeting between the president and cabinet

An old hand on Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, Nabil Fahmi shares with Dina Ezzat his concerns and meek expectations over fresh US-sponsored peace talks

As students start a new academic year, so too are bird and swine flu fears making a comeback, reports Reem Leila reports

Thousands registered in an attempt to secure an NDP official nomination in upcoming elections to the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Gamal Essam El-Din reports on the ongoing campaigns promoting presidential bids by both Gamal Mubarak and ex-IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei

The theft of a Van Gogh painting from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum continues to make headlines as the minister of culture and the head of the Fine Arts Section engage in a very public squabble, reports Nevine El-Aref

The Coptic Orthodox Church has come under fire from human rights groups who accuse it of abducting and holding the wife of a priest against her will, Amira Howeidy reports