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World Bank warns rising food costs could raise global poverty over next 3 years

SINGAPORE: A top World Bank official warned Tuesday that global poverty levels…

Daily News Egypt

Education initiative goes global

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Amid talks of economic development and political stability, education took…

Daily News Egypt

Bangladesh writer Nasreen plans return to India

PARIS: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said Monday she plans to return…

Daily News Egypt

Private schools association negotiating new tax structure

CAIRO: The Association of Private Schools in Egypt is currently negotiating the…

Safaa Abdoun

Life as a drug addict

A peculiar paradox in Egyptian society is its insistence that certain aspects…

Sarah Carr

From business shareholders to society stakeholders

If you think the only responsibility for a business is to make…

Sherine El Madany

The Renaissance man: Mohamed El-Sawy

CAIRO: Age 15 was admittedly special for Mohamed El-Sawy, the 47-year-old director…

Chitra Kalyani

Investing oil wealth in human development

As oil prices continue breaking records on an almost daily basis, leaders…

Sherine El Madany

The Economic Benefits of Disease Control

Large parts of the world have not enjoyed the remarkable global progress…

Daily News Egypt

Poverty is the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction, says Elbaradei

SHARM El-SHEIKH: With an oblique reference to US President George Bush's keynote…

Rania Al Malky