poverty
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
Middle East
October 16, 2020
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed…
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed…
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
Middle East
October 12, 2020
Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh…
COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US
World
October 11, 2020
COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US
COVID-19 can do more than torment patients physically. It also clobbers some financially. Even though many insurers and the U.S.…
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
Features/Interviews
October 6, 2020
Crackdown on illegal housing leaves some Egyptians struggling to pay fees
CAIRO (Reuters) – In her village in Egypt’s Nile Delta, 35-year-old Shaimaa Saleh has spent sleepless nights worrying how to…
Pandemic retools diplomacy as world leaders gather virtually
World
September 20, 2020
Pandemic retools diplomacy as world leaders gather virtually
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With COVID-19 still careening across the planet, the annual gathering of its leaders in New York…
Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away
World
August 10, 2020
Extreme poverty rises; a generation sees a future slip away
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As a domestic worker, Amsale Hailemariam knew from the inside out the luxury villas that…
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
World
August 4, 2020
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston…
‘The world lost a great person’: UK Spokesperson in MENA laments death of Egypt’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’
Egypt
July 29, 2020
‘The world lost a great person’: UK Spokesperson in MENA laments death of Egypt’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’
The UK government’s spokesperson in the Middle East and North Africa, Rosie Dyas, mourned the loss of Egyptian doctor Mohamed…
Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses
DUBAI (Reuters) — Desperate to afford her daughter’s overseas university fees, 58-year-old retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her…