poverty
Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor
Society
May 25, 2019
Cairo to be free of slums by end of 2019: Governor
Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel-Aal announced Friday that the governorate has devised a plan to focus on development for dangerous and…
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
World
May 16, 2019
Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
PENITAS, Panama (AP) — Venise Felizor lay on a mattress in a warehouse-turned-shelter on a hot, sticky afternoon with her…
Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed
World
May 2, 2019
Garbage clogs once-clear rivers in Bosnia, govt is blamed
VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old washing machines are among the tons of garbage clogging…
Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June
Business
May 2, 2019
Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.5 percent in the fiscal year that ends in June, according…
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
World
April 25, 2019
German income inequality a cause for concern as east-west divide deepens
A new study released by the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) in Düsseldorf on Wednesday starkly outlines the divide…
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
World
April 2, 2019
More than 113 mn people suffer ‘acute hunger’: UN
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with…
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn
World
March 25, 2019
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world’s best, wins $1 mn
A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya’s Rift Valley has won the…
President Sisi supports World Food Program in Africa, Middle East
Egypt
March 24, 2019
President Sisi supports World Food Program in Africa, Middle East
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed Egypt’s support for the World Food Program (WFP) expanding it’s activities in developing countries, especially…
Jobless millions to haunt India election
World
March 11, 2019
Jobless millions to haunt India election
Vishal Chowdhary is young, bright and armed with an MBA. But he has spent two years struggling to find work…
Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London
Culture
February 4, 2019
Photographer McCullin’s lifetime of war shown in London
A retrospective of Don McCullin, one of Britain’s greatest living photographers, opens in London on Tuesday, spanning 60 years of…