Leaders of the world's industrialised nations last week pledged their support for Arab countries carrying out democratic and free-market reforms, but is what is on offer enough, asks David Tresilian in Paris

Eastern Tobacco's decision to increase cigarette prices dealt another blow to smokers pockets, Ahmed Morsy reports

A shift in Egypt's neighbourhood policy with Sudan targeting food security, though late, is more than welcome, Mona El-Fiqi reports

Could the current economic situation push an already soaring unemployment rate any higher, asks Nesma Nowar

Experts are not short on solutions to Egypt's unemployment problem, Niveen Wahish listens in