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Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Features/Interviews
April 1, 2020
Photos: How coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s homeless
Among the crowds in Cairo’s Ramses Square, 15-year-old Karim Mohamed was looking for his friend. After several attempts, he couldn’t…
Egypt’s Solidarity Ministry signs protocol with french NGO to develop children’s aid
Society
June 9, 2019
Egypt’s Solidarity Ministry signs protocol with french NGO to develop children’s aid
Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity has signed a cooperation protocol on Sunday with French NGO Samusocial International to provide aid…
Lawsuit filed to strip activist Aya Hegazy of Egyptian nationality
Egypt
April 23, 2017
Lawsuit filed to strip activist Aya Hegazy of Egyptian nationality
Lawyer Tareq Mahmoud has filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court demanding that activist Aya Hegazy, who holds a US…
Mobile units to protect street children to be deployed within days
Egypt
April 18, 2017
Mobile units to protect street children to be deployed within days
Buses will be provided to Social Solidarity Directorates in 10 governorates over the next few days to continue the ongoing…
Social media campaign supports Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Social media campaign supports Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt
Activists are calling for the release of an Egyptian-American woman with US citizenship who has been imprisoned in Egypt since…
US Congressman demands release of Aya Hegazy
Egypt
September 16, 2016
US Congressman demands release of Aya Hegazy
US Representative Don Beyer called for the immediate release of Aya Hegazy, detained in connection with the case against the…
Egypt launches program to shelter 16,000 homeless children
Egypt
July 23, 2016
Egypt launches program to shelter 16,000 homeless children
The Social Solidarity Ministry announced Saturday the launch of a program to shelter and protect homeless children in 10 governorates.Assistant…
Court adjourns trial of Aya Hegazy, her husband to April 20
Egypt
February 18, 2016
Court adjourns trial of Aya Hegazy, her husband to April 20
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned on Wednesday the trial of Egyptian-American Aya Hegazy, her husband Mohamed Hassanein and six others being…
Four arrested over killing, raping street children
Egypt
August 7, 2015
Four arrested over killing, raping street children
East Cairo prosecutors ordered the detention of four suspects pending investigation over charges of killing a street child after raping…
Children rights group dismisses govt count of street children
Egypt
January 13, 2015
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…