Arab youth environmental conference kicks off in Hurghada
Red Sea to become a green governorate, says governor
IED goes off across the street from Dokki Police Station
Blast injures noncommissioned police officer, conscript
Armed forces finalise plans to build 1m youth residential units
Construction on the project, launched by former defence minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, is expected to begin in December
Government to adopt new economic stimulus package
Minister of Finance says package would focus on industry, housing and construction, communication and tourism sectors
Court ruling prohibits Brotherhood from running in elections
Primary Alexandria Court forbids SEC from accepting the nomination of members of the Muslim Brotherhood in upcoming polls
Morocco’s economic growth slows in first quarter as agricultural output falls
Reuters - Morocco's economic growth slowed sharply to 2.5% in the first quarter from a year earlier, and is likely to ease slightly again this quarter as agricultural output shrinks,…
UAE’s Air Arabia bets on Ras Al Khaimah hub
The Sharjah-based budget carrier, which currently operates out of three hubs in the Gulf and North Africa region, signed an agreement with the RAK government in February declaring it the…
Sudan’s president bans political party meetings
The decree comes just a week after Al-Bashir assured a meeting of party leaders they had freedom to operate in the run-up to a “national dialogue” he has promised to…
Mortar fire on Syria schools kills child, hurts 40: Media
AFP - Mortar rounds fired on schools in the Syrian capital on Tuesday killed a child and wounded more than 40 people, among them more children, state media said. Rebels…
UN’s Iran rights watchdog slams case of death-row woman
AFP- A UN human rights monitor on Monday urged Tehran to halt the planned execution of an Iranian woman for the alleged murder of a former intelligence official, saying her…