poverty
Egypt’s Mama Maggie nominated for 2020 Nobel Prize
Egypt
February 14, 2020
Egypt’s Mama Maggie nominated for 2020 Nobel Prize
Several national and international institutions and bodies, including the Canadian Parliament, have nominated Egypt’s Magda Gobran, better known as Mama…
Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave
Middle East
January 31, 2020
Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks to leave
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a…
World’s 22 richest men have more than all women in Africa: Oxfam
Society
January 20, 2020
World’s 22 richest men have more than all women in Africa: Oxfam
The world’s billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of the global population, the…
Not so much a dog’s life for Jordan’s pampered pets
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Not so much a dog’s life for Jordan’s pampered pets
Just a few years ago it would have been unthinkable to see owners walking their dogs around the streets of…
Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
Egypt
December 4, 2019
Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
CAIRO (AP) — Motorized rickshaws known as tuk-tuks have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for the past two decades,…
Egypt’s poverty rate rises to 5% in 2019: World Bank official
Economy
November 3, 2019
Egypt’s poverty rate rises to 5% in 2019: World Bank official
The World Bank Group’s Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, Mahmoud Mohieldin, said that Egypt’s poverty rate increased to five percent…
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
Egypt
October 18, 2019
African refugee women report surge of sex attacks in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The 17-year-old South Sudanese refugee finally managed to escape after three months as a prisoner in a…
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty
World
October 14, 2019
Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty
A trio of American economists on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty,…
Egypt says restored food subsidies to nearly 2 million after Sisi tweets
Egypt
October 2, 2019
Egypt says restored food subsidies to nearly 2 million after Sisi tweets
CAIRO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday it had returned nearly two million people to its food subsidy…
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
World
August 27, 2019
Venezuela nurses turn to side jobs to survive economic crisis
Edgar Fernandez keeps a mariachi suit in a rusty wardrobe at the public hospital in Caracas where he works as…