poverty
Investigative article: Family tries to sell baby for LE 20 thousand
Features/Interviews
December 18, 2018
Investigative article: Family tries to sell baby for LE 20 thousand
In the midst of the economic crises besieging many Egyptians and eating up their incomes, many resort to different tricks…
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
Middle East
December 14, 2018
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls…
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
World
December 11, 2018
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from…
Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor
World
December 1, 2018
Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor
Buy a goat to donate to a poor family…from a vending machine? It’s now possible in New York, London…
How does Egypt reach an 8% growth rate?
Opinion
November 21, 2018
How does Egypt reach an 8% growth rate?
I am not accustomed to attending embassy celebrations on the national days of different countries. There are more than 100…
Pope says world mustn’t turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor
World
November 18, 2018
Pope says world mustn’t turn a blind eye to migrants, the poor
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis criticized rising wealth inequality and the treatment of migrants on Sunday, saying the…
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the…
Egypt promotes investment opportunities at ‘Davos in the Desert’
Business
October 25, 2018
Egypt promotes investment opportunities at ‘Davos in the Desert’
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr participated in Saudi Arabia’s “Davos in the Desert” conference on Wednesday, discussing…
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Economy
October 17, 2018
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a…