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Parliament toughens sexual harassment penalties against minors
Egypt
January 4, 2017
Parliament toughens sexual harassment penalties against minors
The parliament has finally approved tightening the Criminal Procedure Law over raping children to a minimum of three years in…
Risks are serious when parents don’t cut small fruits for children
Health & Fitness
December 31, 2016
Risks are serious when parents don’t cut small fruits for children
Children under age 5 could choke on grapes and similarly-shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters…
Mothers who eat a ‘Western’ diet could raise the risk of obesity in their children, study shows
Health & Fitness
December 17, 2016
Mothers who eat a ‘Western’ diet could raise the risk of obesity in their children, study shows
A mother’s diet around the time of pregnancy and conception could influence whether or not her children become obese according…
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
Middle East
December 13, 2016
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
The UN children's agency (UNICEF) said Tuesday that about 35,000 children have fled from Mosul since Iraqi forces and a…
Over one third of Egypt’s population children: CAPMAS
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Over one third of Egypt’s population children: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has declared that the number of Egyptian children below the age…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s custody tangle
Life & Style
November 9, 2016
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s custody tangle
Who gets custody of the Pitt-Jolie children? That has been the question since Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt…
Brad Pitt spoke with law enforcement over family incident
Cinema/TV
September 23, 2016
Brad Pitt spoke with law enforcement over family incident
Brad Pitt spoke with Los Angeles authorities recently about an incident involving one of his children with Angelina Jolie, who…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Dozens block Corniche to protest shortage in infant formula
Egypt
September 1, 2016
Dozens block Corniche to protest shortage in infant formula
Dozens of people blocked traffic along the Nile Corniche on Thursday to protest against the shortage of infant formula in…
Babies for sale — the illegal online trade in offspring
Egypt
August 31, 2016
Babies for sale — the illegal online trade in offspring
In the past, some parents used to tell their kids jokingly that they got them from the "supermarket", thereby avoiding…