poverty
Sisi approves $500 mn housing loan agreement with IBRD
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Sisi approves $500 mn housing loan agreement with IBRD
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decreeon Wednesday approving a US$500 million loan agreement between Egypt and the International…
Pandemic threatens India’s children with child labor rising
World
December 12, 2020
Pandemic threatens India’s children with child labor rising
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A boy who cried out when he was beaten for complaining of stomach pains drew attention…
Israel sees spike in poverty during pandemic
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Israel sees spike in poverty during pandemic
JERUSALEM — The number of Israeli households living under the poverty line has grown by nearly 50 percent during the…
World Bank warns of ‘prolonged depression’ in Lebanon
Middle East
December 1, 2020
World Bank warns of ‘prolonged depression’ in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s economy faces an “arduous and prolonged depression,” with real GPD projected to plunge by nearly 20…
Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink
World
November 28, 2020
Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink
PISAC, Peru (AP) — Under a punishing Andean sun, Nazario Quispe digs his plow into the soil where he is…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt
November 26, 2020
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a time
Middle East
November 19, 2020
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a time
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged…
UK does a U-turn, backs soccer star’s child hunger campaign
World
November 8, 2020
UK does a U-turn, backs soccer star’s child hunger campaign
LONDON (AP) — The British government has made another abrupt about-face and now says it will provide free meals to…
Young Egyptian remembers father killed by COVID-19 as she heads back to school
Egypt
October 20, 2020
Young Egyptian remembers father killed by COVID-19 as she heads back to school
CAIRO (Reuters) – When 12-year-old Sama Mohamed’s father died of the coronavirus in May, the family tried cutting expenses. With…
Egypt’s ration card, bread subsidies in 2020/2021 total LE84.5 billion: CAPMAS
Egypt
October 18, 2020
Egypt’s ration card, bread subsidies in 2020/2021 total LE84.5 billion: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Saturday issued a report stating that the total amount of…