poverty
Direct subsidy, cash financing program help reduce Egypt’s poverty rates by 5.2%: minister
Egypt
August 18, 2021
Direct subsidy, cash financing program help reduce Egypt’s poverty rates by 5.2%: minister
The Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced that estimates from the World Bank indicate that direct subsidy programs and cash financing…
Over 71% of Lebanon’s population risks losing access to safe water – UNICEF
Middle East
July 24, 2021
Over 71% of Lebanon’s population risks losing access to safe water – UNICEF
BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Friday that more than four million people in Lebanon, including…
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
Middle East
July 16, 2021
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday over what he called “key differences” with the president,…
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
World
July 12, 2021
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes
HAVANA, July 11 (Reuters) – Chanting “freedom” and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
Economic crisis, severe shortages make Lebanon ‘unlivable’
Middle East
June 30, 2021
Economic crisis, severe shortages make Lebanon ‘unlivable’
BEIRUT (AP) — Ibrahim Arab waits in line several hours a day in the hot summer sun to buy gas…
Lebanon’s economic collapse bites hard in neglected north
Middle East
June 28, 2021
Lebanon’s economic collapse bites hard in neglected north
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 28 (Reuters) – Taha Riz has worked just three days in more than a month at his…
Yemenis find rare leisure time at Sanaa lake
Middle East
May 24, 2021
Yemenis find rare leisure time at Sanaa lake
A countryside dam outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa provides the city’s residents with a rare distraction from the six-year civil…
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
World
May 18, 2021
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have…
Underage marriages increase in Lebanon during pandemic
Middle East
May 17, 2021
Underage marriages increase in Lebanon during pandemic
Aid groups in Lebanon say the country’s ongoing economic crisis, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, is forcing more children into underage…