Official presidential campaign period begins
Hamdeen Sabahy reiterates call for debate with Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Nile Delta natural gas well starts production
Field is part of the Disouq natural gas project in northern Egypt, operated by Germany’s RWE Dea oil and gas firm
Egypt looks to secure US relationship on new terms
US aid to Egypt to be reviewed to avoid it being used “as a tool for pressure”
Timeline of unrest in east Ukraine
The unrest started in the east and south of the former Soviet republic after pro-European protesters forced the Kremlin-backed government in Kiev from power on 22 February.
Tourism authority allocates land for EGP 3bn tourism projects
Egyptian government to study the revision of Law 14, which addresses development in Sinai
Blood and gunfire in Ukraine army attack on rebel checkpoint
From nearby trees, separatist gunmen shoot back with the clack-clack-clack of sporadic automatic gunfire.
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing: Somali police
The attack is the latest in a string of bombings in the city attributed to Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, who are battling to overthrow the war-torn country’s internationally-backed but fragile government.
Cairo University bans 173 student activists from taking exams
The announcement comes on the heels of a Supreme Council of Universities decision to allow most detained students to take end-of-semester exams