poverty
27.8 percent of Egyptian population lives below poverty line: CAPMAS
Business
July 27, 2016
27.8 percent of Egyptian population lives below poverty line: CAPMAS
Egypt’s official statistics agency said on Tuesday that the Egyptian poverty line stands at an income of LE5,787.9 annually and…
Egypt launches program to shelter 16,000 homeless children
Egypt
July 23, 2016
Egypt launches program to shelter 16,000 homeless children
The Social Solidarity Ministry announced Saturday the launch of a program to shelter and protect homeless children in 10 governorates.Assistant…
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
On May 9, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved a 10 percent increase on all state pensions, a move that benefits…
Sisi pledges to eliminate slums within two years, inaugurates housing project
Egypt
May 30, 2016
Sisi pledges to eliminate slums within two years, inaugurates housing project
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has officially opened two new areas of purpose-built housing in the Moqattam area of Cairo that…
Messi’s shoe auction gets former soccer captain hot under the collar
Egypt
March 27, 2016
Messi’s shoe auction gets former soccer captain hot under the collar
Argentinian soccer megastar Lionel Messi’s offer to put his shoes up for auction and donate the proceeds to Egypt’s poor…
India pledges billions for farmers in ‘make-or-break’ budget
Business
February 29, 2016
India pledges billions for farmers in ‘make-or-break’ budget
India pledged to spend US$5.2 billion dollars to double the income of struggling farmers and also boost a rural employment…
Royalty join forces with Shakira, Messi to promote UN global goals
Life & Style
January 21, 2016
Royalty join forces with Shakira, Messi to promote UN global goals
The United Nations on Tuesday enlisted a high-profile roster of royalty, entertainers and business leaders to promote its global goals…
Richest 62 people own same as half world’s population: Oxfam
Business
January 19, 2016
Richest 62 people own same as half world’s population: Oxfam
The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the world's population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich…
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
In a sprawling Cairo neighborhood known as the City of the Dead, life and death are side by side. Amid a…
18 mn families live in slums: host
Egypt
December 7, 2015
18 mn families live in slums: host
There are more than 18 million families living in slums, host Amr Ellaithy said during a speech he delivered in…