President Hosni Mubarak projected calm this week in the face of a host of domestic and regional ups and downs, reports Dina Ezzat

In Cairo, Amin Al-Jumayel warns that Lebanon is close to a political -- if not military -- show-down, writes Dina Ezzat

The attempts of some citizens to commit suicide by setting themselves alight was a matter of intensive discussion in the People's Assembly, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

The dispute over the ownership of the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti, which is now on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, has reached a new level, Nevine El-Aref reports

The 43rd Cairo International Book Fair has a new look and a new location, reports Nevine El-Aref

A decision to remove downtown billboards has triggered angry reactions, reports Reem Leila

Dina Ezzat examines the reaction of the ruling party and its government to wide-scale public anger

Initial reaction by the panic-stricken business sector to Tuesday's demonstrations and the fallout yesterday are anything but positive

Western reaction to Tuesday's demonstrations in Egypt had Tunisia heavily in the background

Al-Qaeda doesn't enlist new members directly; it does so by the strength of its ideas, and will continue to do so until opposed by an alternative, writes Hassan Abu Taleb

Copts aim to be constructive but are uncertain about the authority's blame of a foreign hand for Alexandria's New Year's Eve bomb blast, concludes Gamal Nkrumah

Over the last two weeks religious freedom in Egypt has been debated by the US Congress and EU parliament, leading officials in Cairo to reject what they see as foreign interference in domestic affairs, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky