poverty
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Suicide is not the solution to the unemployment faced by Egypt's youth, Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said in statements…
Govt vows to urgently tackle joblessness
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Govt vows to urgently tackle joblessness
Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration Aisha Abdel Hady promised, in a press statement on Monday, to provide urgent solutions…
Arab soul is broken, says Moussa
Egypt
January 19, 2011
Arab soul is broken, says Moussa
The secretary general of the Arab League on Wednesday linked the upheaval in Tunisia to deteriorating economic conditions throughout the…
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Egypt
January 15, 2011
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Tunisians living in Cairo experienced a mixture of anger, optimism, enthusiasm and some worry as they watched the protests in…
Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt has reached a state in which its citizens have lost hope for change, sociologists warned. They blamed unemployment, poverty,…
Study: 16.3 million Egyptians now live below poverty line
Business
December 30, 2010
Study: 16.3 million Egyptians now live below poverty line
The number of Egyptians living below the poverty line in 2008 and 2009 amounted to 16.3 million, according to a…
Project to develop poor villages set to commence
Business
November 3, 2010
Project to develop poor villages set to commence
The initial phase of a project to develop impoverished villages throughout Egypt will conclude by June 2011, said Mahmoud Maghawri,…
Investors’ federation calls for upping minimum wage to LE600/month
Business
November 2, 2010
Investors’ federation calls for upping minimum wage to LE600/month
The Egyptian Federation of Investor Associations this week called for raising the national monthly minimum wage to LE600.Last week, Egypt's…
First phase of low-income housing scheme to wrap up next June
Business
November 2, 2010
First phase of low-income housing scheme to wrap up next June
President of Egypt's Central Agency for Reconstruction Mahmoud Meghawri announced that the first phase of the government's Geographical Targeting of…
Local development minister warns of high rural poverty rates
Business
October 28, 2010
Local development minister warns of high rural poverty rates
“There are some 1000 rural villages in Egypt inhabited by a total of 12 million people, half of whom live…