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Symposium held on role played by civil society through health system in Egypt
Egypt
December 5, 2022
Symposium held on role played by civil society through health system in Egypt
In an attempt to improve the efforts of the state in cooperation with civil society organizations in all vital sectors…
Exceptional subsidies to be provided to poor over 6 months: official
Egypt
August 12, 2022
Exceptional subsidies to be provided to poor over 6 months: official
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed providing exceptional subsidies to low-income people, consisting of a pension of LE500 for a period…
World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half: Oxfam
World
January 21, 2019
World’s 26 richest own same as poorest half: Oxfam
The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments…
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
World
November 21, 2018
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – When US President Donald Trump pledged to investigate large scale killings of white farmers in South Africa…
America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump, UN report says
World
June 24, 2018
America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump, UN report says
Americans born into poverty are more likely than ever before to stay that way, according to a United Nations…
Half of residents in Upper Egypt below poverty line: minister
Egypt
March 14, 2018
Half of residents in Upper Egypt below poverty line: minister
Egyptian Minister of Local Development Abu Bakr al-Gendi said that the poverty rate in Egypt has reached 28 percent nationwide…
Wealthy Egyptians spend 70 times more than poorer citizens
Egypt
February 22, 2017
Wealthy Egyptians spend 70 times more than poorer citizens
On occasion of the World Day of Social Justice, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released a set of…
27.8 percent of Egyptian population lives below poverty line: CAPMAS
Business
July 27, 2016
27.8 percent of Egyptian population lives below poverty line: CAPMAS
Egypt’s official statistics agency said on Tuesday that the Egyptian poverty line stands at an income of LE5,787.9 annually and…
World Bank warns climate change could add 100 mn poor by 2030
Environment
November 9, 2015
World Bank warns climate change could add 100 mn poor by 2030
Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over…
Minister: Poor build homes without any help from state
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Minister: Poor build homes without any help from state
Minister of Urban Development Laila Iskandar said that the poor build their homes without any state support, adding that 50 percent…