Towards a new electoral law The government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is set to wrap up a new law regulating parliamentary elections scheduled for next September, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
In search of consensus New parties are rallying their forces to confront the Muslim Brotherhood in the upcoming parliamentary elections, but many differences remain, reports Khaled Dawoud
Past can't shape the future Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world's most renowned journalist, says what's ahead counts for more than what happened, Dina Ezzat reports
Who's at the chess-board? If chaos is to be avoided in Egypt, the Higher Council of the Armed Forces should take firm measures to rule the country instead of merely managing it, says Galal Nassar
Copts' cause is a cross Coptic Christians are divided over the relationship between the Church and laypersons, but are united in that they are Egyptian citizens and deserve full citizenship rights, writes Gamal Nkrumah
The Brotherhood and the presidency Was Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh's announcement that he will run for the Egyptian presidency really a shock to the Brotherhood, asks Amani Maged
Nile row easing A focus on boosting diplomatic ties has improved Egypt's relations with the Nile Basin countries, reports Doaa El-Bey
Enraged by the embassy When thousands of Arabs marked the Nakba, bloody clashes erupted along the borders separating Israel from Lebanon, Syria and occupied Palestine. In Cairo, another battlefront opened in front of the Israeli embassy in Giza, reports Khaled Dawoud
Just statements The Youth Revolution Coalition is being criticised for not playing a more prominent role in Egypt's burgeoning problems, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky
In search of visiting rights Thousands of parents are demanding changes to the parental visiting rights law now that Suzanne Mubarak has left the political arena, reports Reem Leila
Help on hand for Egypt's treasures American Egyptologists and delegates from Interpol visited the Ministry of State for Antiquities this week to discuss ways of collaborating to protect Egypt's heritage and recoup its looted artefacts. Nevine El-Aref attended the meetings
Divided on combating sectarianism The call of Pope Shenouda for the Maspero sit-in to end has sparked much debate, and differences in opinion, in Egypt's Christian community and beyond, reports Nader Habib
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