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 ...

A woman and young girl walking in Alexandria, Egypt, 2019. Photo: Yasmine Kherfi. Can poverty alleviation undo gendered injustices? Egypt’s recently introduced cash transfers programme, Takaful and ...

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Amid an economic downturn and growing hardships for many Egyptians, Sisi has opted for a strategy reliant on fear - ...

a project so large that it promises to set the country on a path to industrialization that could lift tens of millions out of poverty. Downstream in Egypt, where the Nile meets the sea ...

In the southern Egyptian village of Al-Baghdadi Luxor Province tomatoes are a popular crop among local farmers like Baker Sidqy thriving in the are ...