Social & Human Affairs Bound

By Bassem Aboualabass Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers in Egypt, a leading importer of wheat from the former Soviet states. For the first time since he took office, President Abdel Fattah...

Around 70 migrants are presumed dead after going missing off the Libyan coast since late February, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. The United Nations agency said 22 migrants had been found dead after boats capsized on February 27 and March...

Forty-five Moroccan teachers have been handed suspended prison sentences for attending unauthorised protests last year over a long-running contract dispute with the education ministry, their lawyer said Friday. The charges related to protests and strikes that have...

Thousands of Tunisian opposition supporters demonstrated Sunday in the capital against President Kais Saied's power grab and the economic crisis in the North African country. "Poverty has increased", and "Famine is at our doorsteps", they chanted as at least 2,000...