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Govt report: The poor represent a quarter of Egypt’s population
Egypt

Govt report: The poor represent a quarter of Egypt’s population

Poverty rates in Egypt jumped to 25.2 percent of the population during the period 2010-2011, up from 21.6 percent in…
Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy
Egypt

Bicycles keep girls in school in poor Indian state, giving hope for better literacy

RAMPUR SINGHARA, India — The daily trip to high school was expensive, long and eventually too much for Indian teenager…
Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages
Business

Govt earmarks LE4.3 billion for neediest villages

Investments worth LE4.3 billion have been allocated to complement the first phase of the 1000 Villages Poorest Initiative, the Egyptian…
Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund
Egypt

Heated discussion in parliament over spending of USAID education fund

A heated discussion broke out in parliament on Sunday over the allocation of a LE2.7 billion USAID fund obtained by…
Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones
Egypt

Egypt’s feminists downplay empowerment through mobile phones

Egyptian feminists have cast doubts about a newly launched initiative to reduce the gap that exists between men and women…
UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited
Egypt

UN report: Poverty in Egypt is inherited

Egypt's youth can give a powerful impetus to development if conditions in their country are improved, says the Human Development…
Parliamentary report finds poverty, illiteracy on rise
Egypt

Parliamentary report finds poverty, illiteracy on rise

A special committee created by parliament's consultative Shura Council--mandated with following up on President Hosni Mubarak's recent speech at the…
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