Under a patronage and sponsorship of H.E. Shaik Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad El- Qasemmi, member of the supreme council and the governor of Sharjah, UAE, the 5th International Gathering has been launched.

For more information on the different scheduled activities, please follow up the daily circular that is issued in Arabic, English & French.

The Arab Regional Office is pleased to announce that the developed Arab Scout Curricula educational materials for all Scout age sections ( Cub Scouts, Scouts, Senior Scouts and Rovers) are now available online. These materials contain in each Scout age section the following: (Leader Handbook, Young people Hand book, Progressing scheme card and progressive scheme requirement poster).

In addition to that, we produced the General handbook for the Youth Programme commissioners and a publicity poster.

We urge all Scouts and leaders in the Arab Scout Region to start practice their Scout programme through adopting the new curricula during the experimental year 2012, the year of the Arab Scout Region Centenary.

You can send your notes and feedback on the curricula to the e-mail.

شارك الإقليم الكشفى العربى بتميز فى المخيم الكشفى العالمى ال54 على الهواء(جوتا) وال15 على الانترنت (جوتى) فى عطلة نهاية الأسبوع الثالث من شهر أكتوبر (تشرين الأول ) فى الفترة من 15 – 16 /10/2011 ، ولقد تميزت العديد من الدول العربية فى المشاركة مثل تونس ، السعودية ،السودان ،سلطنة عمان ، قطر و مصر

أطلق الإقليم الكشفى العربى بالتعاون مع مؤسسة (صناع الحياة) والهيئة العامة لتعليم الكبار حملة (معاً نستطيع) لمحو الأمية.
يشارك فى الحملة 12 ألف متطوع لمحو أمية 120 ألف مواطن خلال خمس سنوات وتقيم الحملة كل عام.

That was one of the main topics of the 4th Diploma in Media, communication and Scout Marketing which the Arab Scout Regional Office held in close cooperation with Al Ahram Regional Press Institute (Al Ahram Establishment), during the period 16/9 – 4/10/2011.
10 Arab NSOs were represented which included: Oman, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and a representative of Saudi Arabia Television.

The Arab Scout Regional Office is organizing the "Course on the Development of Training Methods and Promotion of Trainers' Skills" which lasts from 1/7 to 7/7/2011 in Cairo International Scout Center.
In spite of the prevailing circumstances in the Arab Arena, 9 Arab Countries are represented in the Course namely; Jordan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Yemen.

Successively for its 14th year, the Arab Scout Region extends its invitation to all rovers from all over the world to share their cultures on the land of Egypt during the International Youth Gathering which will be held during the period 9-19/7/2011, where they breathe the charm of the historical epochs (including pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic epochs), through their visits to Cairo, Giza, Alexandria & Al- Minya governorates.

Fifty scout leaders from European and Arab Scout Organizations met in the Algerian capital during the period 24-28/5/2011 to participate in the 9th Euro-Arab Gathering. Twenty one European and Arab Scout Organizations were represented in the Gathering namely; Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Finland, UK and Greece.
The participants are chairmen of scout organizations, international commissioners and members of the Regional and World Scout Committees.

What is my mission in the Committee?

What can I do to support the scout field in which I work as a volunteer?

These are sample of the questions which are raised by members of the Arab Scout Sub-committees.

During the period 6-9/5/2011, the Arab Scout Region held a consultative meeting which was attended by chairman, deputy chairman and rapporteur of every Arab sub-committee (Adult Resources Development- Program and Scout Sections – Membership Growth- Community Development and Service – Co-operation with International Organizations – PR and Communications).