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UNICIEF says at least 29 million children live in poverty – one in four children in the region. (UNICEF)

UNICEF: 29 Million Children Live in Poverty in the Middle East

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 16, 2017 | Middle East

Washington – A UNICEF study covering 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) said on Monday that at least 29 million children live in poverty – one in four children in the region. The analysis said that children were deprived of the minimum...

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A solar farm on the outskirts of Masdar City in the UAE. (AFP)

Energy Investments in MENA to Exceed $1 Trillion

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 22, 2017 | Business

Dubai – Total energy investments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are likely to hit the USD1 trillion mark over the next five years despite the economic and political challenges dominating the region, according to the Arab Petroleum Investments...

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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi gather at the Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo July 12, 2013 Reuters

Should Western Powers Ban The Muslim Brotherhood As A Terrorist Group?

by Amir Taheri | Feb 13, 2017 | Features

Should the Western powers declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and ban it? Or should they engage it with a view to transforming it into a firewall against Islamist terror? Though these questions have been posed in Western capitals for a number of...

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Syrian refugee children sit in a box at a makeshift settlement in Qab Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley December 8, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Region Complains over Repercussions of Syrian Refugee Crisis

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jan 26, 2017 | Middle East

Amman- The ninth conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region convened Tuesday in Amman under the theme “Together for Humanity.” The three-day meeting tackles a scope of issues including the...

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Masood Ahmed: Saudi Vision 2030 is Ambitious, in Time

by Ahmad al- Ghamrawi and Lamia Nabil | Aug 18, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Masood Ahmed has been the director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 2008. Ahmed is willing to step down from his post on October, a decision that International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde...