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Investigative article: Family tries to sell baby for LE 20 thousand
Features/Interviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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