poverty

Campaign demands a ministry specialized in villages affairs
Egypt

Campaign demands a ministry specialized in villages affairs

ِA popular campaign has demanded the government to establish a separate ministry tasked with resolving the problems of more than…
Jobless and desperate, Egyptians risk all in perilous Libya
Life & Style

Jobless and desperate, Egyptians risk all in perilous Libya

Facing grim economic prospects at home, desperate young Egyptians are seeking jobs in Libya - a country sliding into lawlessness where…
Children rights group dismisses govt count of street children
Egypt

Children rights group dismisses govt count of street children

The Egyptian Coalition on Children’s Rights has dismissed the government’s calculations of the number of Egyptian street children, arguing that no…
Fayoum’s poor: Education will not feed or treat us
Egypt

Fayoum’s poor: Education will not feed or treat us

It was the circumstances in which they grew up that denied them education.
Cabinet to announce susidy cuts this month
Business

Cabinet to announce susidy cuts this month

Al-Masry Al-Youm has received the main features of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb's plan to cancel subsidies for high-income classes.Subsidies for…
PM: Poverty rates stir questions on subsidies
Egypt

PM: Poverty rates stir questions on subsidies

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said Tuesday that his government is challenged with several problems such as a 13.6 percent unemployment…
‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo
Cinema/TV

‘Enjoying poverty’ in Congo

“I’ve been watching this film for three days and I haven’t been the same,” said Moukhtar Kocache. “Walking in the…
In search of an ‘identity’ card
Opinion

In search of an ‘identity’ card

Nobody could have mistaken the horror this 6-year-old girl was experiencing. Nothing more tells of the fear that gripped her…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Egypt

Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor

Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
PM: IMF loan must support Egypt’s poor
Egypt

PM: IMF loan must support Egypt’s poor

Egypt will not accept a US$4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan unless it is consistent with economic reform policies that…
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