Egypt is uniquely positioned to play a constructive and stabilising role in an era of profound uncertainty and amid the challenges of military and other conflicts.

One in five Egyptians faces multidimensional poverty, according to the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a ...

Egypt, a country of more than 103 million people ... For the nearly third of Egyptians living in poverty, and the millions more in poor conditions, the country's economic woes mean life is ...

Led by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), we reviewed how the citizens of Egypt move in and out of poverty and have jointly understood that ill-health (sickness in the family ...

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"Nobody hears the poor. It is the rich who are being heard."—a discussion group of poor men and women, Egypt "Poverty is humiliation, the sense of being dependent and of being forced to accept ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Known for its ancient civilization, today’s Egypt plays a central role in Middle Eastern politics – and it hosts a large population of refugees. Rapid population growth and limited arable land are ...

I always wore long dresses (with a sweater or scarf to cover my chest and shoulders) or flowy pants and a long-sleeved top in ...