poverty
Thursday’s Papers: Ahmadinejad’s Beirut visit draws a friendly crowd while debate over the Prophet’s lampooning resurfaces
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Thursday’s Papers: Ahmadinejad’s Beirut visit draws a friendly crowd while debate over the Prophet’s lampooning resurfaces
State-owned newspapers lead off front-page news with alarming signs of the friendly Lebanese welcome to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in…
Poverty alleviation project concludes campaign with conference
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Poverty alleviation project concludes campaign with conference
The “Poverty alleviation, Legal rights for children, women and girls” project concluded Tuesday with a conference featuring its sponsor, the…
Minister: Egypt’s poverty rate stands at 20%.
Business
September 30, 2010
Minister: Egypt’s poverty rate stands at 20%.
Egypt’s Minister of Economic Development, Othman Mohamed Othman, said that the government managed to cut down abject poverty rates to…
Egypt aims to cut poverty rate to 15% by 2015
Egypt
September 29, 2010
Egypt aims to cut poverty rate to 15% by 2015
Egypt's Economic Development Minister said on Wednesday the country's poverty rate could be reduced to 15 percent from 20 within…
Stand Up for a better world
Egypt
September 17, 2010
Stand Up for a better world
“Stand Up, Take Action, Make noise for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” is the slogan of a three-day mobilization that…
Egyptian suicide rate on the rise
Egypt
September 10, 2010
Egyptian suicide rate on the rise
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day not widely celebrated or even known about, which reflects the uphill…
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Egypt
August 9, 2010
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Members of the People's Free Front (PFF), Kefaya and 6 April opposition movements staged protests against rising retail food prices
Coastguard thwarts migration attempt
Egypt
August 2, 2010
Coastguard thwarts migration attempt
The Egyptian Coastguard has arrested 45 young men from various provinces who attempted to travel to Italy by sea without…
Minister: Economy better since global crisis
Business
July 29, 2010
Minister: Economy better since global crisis
Economic Development Minister Othman Mohamed Othman at a press conference on Thursday said the Egyptian economy had improved since the…
UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited
Egypt
June 27, 2010
UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited
Egypt's youth can give a powerful impetus to development if conditions in their country are improved, says the Human Development…