Competition for seats on the Shura Council could be intense after large numbers of opposition and Muslim Brotherhood candidates register, Gamal Essam El-Din reports

The launch of Arabic domain names has been hailed as a milestone. But a milestone to where, asks Amira Howeidy

The health minister is moving ahead with plans to reduce the price of imported drugs, Reem Leila reports

The remins of a fifth-century church and a Nilometer have been uncovered this week by an Egyptian mission carrying out routine excavations at the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, Nevine El-Aref reports

The arrest of two suspects in the death of a pair of Egyptian peacekeepers is just the first step in bringing the killers to justice, reports Doaa El-Bey

The convictions that have underpinned three decades of President Mubarak's rule remain in place, writes Dina Ezzat