Egypt

Turkey's biscuit sector, which made around $2.7 billion worth of exports in 2014, has been facing serious losses this year due to conflicts in neighboring countries, specifically in the Middle East region.

An Egyptian court postponed June 2 issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and other top Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a case related to a 2011 mass jail break. 

The judge said the case was postponed to June 16. 

Iraq's leader pleaded June 2 for more global support in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as he outlined plans to claw back territory from the jihadists in crunch talks with his allies in Paris.

Dozens of French law enforcement officers on June 2 cleared several hundred African migrants from a camp under a subway bridge in northern Paris.

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) called on the Turkish government on May 31 ?to urgently recognize the importance of plural voices within the media and to provide the conditions for independent sources of information? as the country is just a week from critical June 7 elections.

By Nikos Konstandaras

By Yiouli Eptakili

Turkish director Yekta Kara has staged an opera about one of the Arab Spring's iconic places, Tahrir Square. The opera recently made its premiere at the Salzburg State Opera in Austria and won recognition from the audience. 

A global risk map shows countries in the Balkan region have only a low to medium risk of terrorist attacks.

Launched on Wednesday by Aon Risk Solutions, a leading global risk management groups, in partnership with the Risk Advisory Group, the map provides insight for businesses aiming to reduce their exposure to risk.

Energy consumption in the Mediterranean region will increase by 50 percent by 2040 as population and economic growth drives demand, said Sohbet Karbuz, director of hydrocarbons at the Paris-based Mediterranean Energy Observatory.