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There has been a decrease in the number of births in Egypt in the first six months of 2015, compared to 2014, said Population Minister Hala Youssef on Monday.
The minister added in a press statement that the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics' reports showed a decline in the number of births in March, April and June 2015.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm