Jitters over President Mursi's performance at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa were overhyped, contends Gamal Nkrumah

Protocol cannot disguise the conflict brewing between the presidency and SCAF

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's itinerary in Cairo recognised the duality of power in Egypt, reports Dina Ezzat

Israel's propaganda machine is ramping up to paint Egypt's new president as a terrorist, with the aim of limiting the strategic damage of the collapse of the Mubarak regime, writes Saleh Al-Naami from Gaza

Broad smiles and handshakes characterised Clinton's visit to Israel, but in terms of helping peace, the event amounted to nothing, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

A presidential committee will "very soon" recommend the release of "a reasonable number" of civilians who faced military trials, reports Khaled Dawoud

Protests against the constitutional appendix issued by SCAF and the possible dismissal of the constituent assembly continued for the second week, reports Mohamed Abdel-Baky

After two weeks of detention in Sudan, Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel has returned to Cairo on the presidential plane, reports Reem Leila

In Alexandria, an 11-storey building turned to rubble, claiming the lives of at least 19 people, Ameera Fouad reports from the coastal city

A limestone relief from the reign of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II and a rare sarcophagus of a mummified mouse were recovered this week, reports Nevine El-Aref

By Aziza Sami