Assem El-Kersh asks veteran analyst Abdel-Moneim Said what the new year could mean for Egypt, the region and the world

It remains to be seen whether the NDP's landslide victory is a curse or a blessing. Gamal Essam El-Din canvasses opinions

Concern over water resources rumbled on throughout 2010 and will spill over into 2011, reports Reem Leila

More than ever before, the new parliament reserved 64 seats for women, Reem Leila explores the prospects

By deciding to construct eight nuclear power plants, the government went some ways towards increasing energy sources but tenders, funding and training are issues unresolved, reports Doaa El-Bey

Low wages, Palestine and politics were reason enough for hundreds of protests in 2010. The trend is unlikely to wane, writes Amira Howeidy

Identifying Tutankhamun's lineage, retrieving the gospel of Judas, unearthing the cachette of Amenhotep III's statues in Luxor, the issuance of a new antiquities law and celebrations for the centennial of the Coptic and Islamic museums are some of the most significant events of 2010. Nevine El-Aref looks back at an exciting year

Intense diplomatic efforts throughout 2010 heralded little beyond more of the same, writes Doaa El-Bey

For Egyptian-US bilateral relations, 2010 brought no surprises, nor breakthroughs, writes Dina Ezzat

New and old NDP guards joined ranks to launch a scathing attack against the opposition and Muslim Brotherhood

Gamal Mubarak kept tight-lipped over his presidential ambitions, focussing instead on the necessity of fighting a religious state in Egypt, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

It's that time of year again -- today's Cairo derby between Ahli and Zamalek, always an event worth watching. Ahmed Morsy previews the ever eventful clash

The Arab private sector is hoping to achieve the unity that political leaders have failed to attain in 50 years, Niveen Wahish reports

Egyptian and Chinese scientists have developed a new vaccine against bird flu, reports Reem Leila

Two years on from its vast offensive on Gaza that killed and maimed thousands, Israel is renewing its efforts to break the back of the Palestinian national cause, writes Khaled Amayreh

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions is a two-edged sword, bringing relief to starving Gazans, and bringing starvation to the occupier, argues Eric Walberg

The Arab League's chief is pessimistic about Sudan but optimistic about Iraq, adding that Palestinian-Israeli negotiations cannot last under present conditions. Doaa El-Bey listened in