children
Puppet shows return for children’s entertainment
Egypt
May 27, 2015
Puppet shows return for children’s entertainment
Amid the bustle of the De La Salle Square in Daher, a small cart covered with green curtains was placed.
Cigarette Trade Association: 500,000 children buy, smoke tobacco
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Cigarette Trade Association: 500,000 children buy, smoke tobacco
Approximately 500,000 children under the legal age of 16 buy cigarettes, according to the Cairo and Giza Tobacco Traders Association,…
Rights group demands halt to military trials of children
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Rights group demands halt to military trials of children
A children's rights organization has demanded the Egyptian government halt the prosecution of children in military courts, in order to…
Two children released after kidnapping in Qena, Cairo
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Two children released after kidnapping in Qena, Cairo
Qena security services returned a child who had been kidnapped from Naga Hammadi 15 days ago, on Monday. The kidnappers…
Child wounded in IED blast in Port Said
Egypt
May 17, 2015
Child wounded in IED blast in Port Said
A six-year-old girl was wounded Sunday morning as an IED went off near a court in Port Said, the province’s…
US lowers fluoride in water, too much causing splotchy teeth
Health & Fitness
April 28, 2015
US lowers fluoride in water, too much causing splotchy teeth
The US government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some kids are getting too much,…
Nepal quake affects almost one million children: UNICEF
Life & Style
April 27, 2015
Nepal quake affects almost one million children: UNICEF
Almost one million children urgently need help after an earthquake claimed more than 3,200 lives in Nepal, the UN children's…
Millions of Middle East children out of school, UN warns
Life & Style
April 15, 2015
Millions of Middle East children out of school, UN warns
More than 12 million children in the Middle East are not being educated despite advances in efforts to expand schooling,…
Australia to withhold payments from parents against vaccine
Health & Fitness
April 14, 2015
Australia to withhold payments from parents against vaccine
The Australian government has ramped up pressure on parents who oppose vaccination by threatening to withhold child care and other…
CAPMAS: 9.2 million Egyptian children live in poverty
Egypt
April 6, 2015
CAPMAS: 9.2 million Egyptian children live in poverty
According to the statement issued on Monday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), around 9.2 million…