Over 50% of Egyptian youth are poor: CAPMAS
The statistics agency stated that 29%or approximately 5.8 million, of the country’s…
EGP 600m allocated for slum development in budget: Ministry of Planning
European Union (EU) to provide € 1.5m for development in slum areas…
Sudden energy subsidies cut will create lower-middle class outcry: Economist
Government increased petroleum product prices Saturday after cutting subsidies
20,000 people in Syria’s Yarmuk camp face starvation
Yarmuk soon became a war zone too, as Syrians taking up arms…
World Economic Forum warns of dangers in growing inequality
A chronic gap between rich and poor is yawning wider, posing the…
26.3% of Egypt is poor: CAPMAS
Poverty increased by an annual 1.1%, while an Egyptian five-headed household needs…
Half of Syria living in poverty: UN
"More than half the population now live in poverty, with 7.9 million…
Educate girls to alleviate poverty
By Dr Cesar Chelala Inequality and unequal access to education holds millions…
Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics: 51.3% of youths live in poverty in 2012
51.3% of youths between the ages of 18 and 29 lived in…
While the world succeeds in battling poverty, Egypt fails
By Iris Boutros Between 1990 and 2010, nearly 1 billion people…