Doaa El-Bey follows diplomatic efforts to keep Palestinian-Israeli direct negotiations on track

Dina Ezzat pays tribute to a diplomat and a gentleman

Pope Shenouda III is sorry for comments made by a bishop questioning the authenticity of a Quranic verse, reports Reem Leila

An international conference puts a premium on birth certificates, reports Reem Leila

An unexpected verdict in an unexpected time was how the retrial of business tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa ended, writes Shaden Shehab

Opposition parties doubt the Higher Election Commission's ability to deliver a free and fair parliamentary poll, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

What is the role of non-governmental organisations in the coming parliamentary elections? Mohamed Abdel-Baky attends a seminar on the subject

The NDP seems to be struggling to select candidates for November's parliamentary poll, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The death of Major General Ahmed Raafat -- the central figure in the drive to persuade Jihadist leaders to renounce violence and the only official in the security establishment willing to shoulder its full political brunt -- has revived controversy over the durability of Jihadist renunciations of violence...