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World
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Region
11/2/2022 12:14:55 PM
Arab leaders convened on Wednesday in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference to seek common ground on divisive issues in the region. The meeting comes against the backdrop of rising inflation, food and energy shortages, drought and soaring cost of living across the Middle East and Africa.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/28/2022 3:38:49 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi approved Law no 161 of 2022 on granting some facilities to Egyptians living abroad in terms of importing one personal-use car.
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World
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Region
10/23/2022 9:57:55 PM
A trade union close to the main Moroccan Islamist party on Sunday mobilised several hundred supporters in the capital to protest against the high cost of living.
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World
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War in Ukraine
10/22/2022 10:30:13 PM
In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of living. People across France took to the streets to demand pay increases that keep pace with inflation. Czech demonstrators rallied against government handling of the energy crisis. British railway staff and German pilots held strikes to push for better pay as prices rise.
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World
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International
10/22/2022 10:29:43 AM
In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of living. People across France took to the streets to demand pay increases that keep pace with inflation.
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World
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International
10/18/2022 4:08:06 PM
As the sun beat down on Tuesday on the English seaside resort of Brighton, gathering union leaders warned of mass winter strikes in the face of Britain's cost-of-living crisis.
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Business
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Economy
10/12/2022 11:07:29 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft law allowing Egyptians living abroad or their families to have one personal-use vehicle shipped to Egypt without paying customs duties or taxes, including the value-added tax (VAT).
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World
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International
10/12/2022 9:59:58 PM
Poland's minister for ties with the European Union resigned Wednesday amid the government's fractious relationship with the 27-nation bloc and domestic tensions.
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Business
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Economy
10/12/2022 8:53:03 PM
Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to reenergize the British economy and put the nation on a path to "long-term success.''
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World
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Region
10/12/2022 10:05:10 AM
As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country.
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Business
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Economy
10/11/2022 7:50:00 PM
Global growth is expected to slow further next year, the IMF said Tuesday, downgrading its forecasts as countries grapple with the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, spiraling cost-of-living and economic downturns.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
9/29/2022 1:36:12 PM
Russia confirmed on Thursday it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held Kremlin-orchestrated ``referendums'' on living under Moscow's rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
9/27/2022 10:06:10 PM
The Decent Life initiative continues to improve living standards in Egypt’s most impoverished rural areas.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/20/2022 11:50:54 PM
Pakistan alone has suffered an estimated $30 billion in climate-related damage this year, but the industrialised countries are still not living up to their responsibility to provide assistance.
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World
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International
9/13/2022 3:48:30 PM
Workers at Britain's largest container port, Felixstowe, are to strike for a further eight days, union bosses announced Tuesday, as the country suffers a cost-of-living crisis.
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World
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Africa
9/10/2022 11:08:57 PM
In villages dotted across the African continent, locals living in once-heavily forested regions are starting to find their land in high demand.
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World
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International
9/9/2022 3:39:48 PM
British railway and postal workers, at the forefront of sector-wide strikes over a cost-of-living crisis, have halted upcoming walkouts following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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COP27
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Articles
8/25/2022 10:28:20 PM
Action on climate change is being steered by the developed countries without regard for the growing levels of poverty and threatened living standards in the developing world.
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World
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International
8/21/2022 12:24:26 PM
Workers at Britain's biggest container port, Felixstowe, on Sunday began an eight-day strike over pay, in the latest industrial action as decades-high inflation intensifies the country's cost-of-living crisis
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World
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International
8/20/2022 11:46:47 AM
Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove on Saturday accused party leadership contender Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut taxes amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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