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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi addresses guests during the inauguration of the Malta-Italy Interconnector in Maghtab, outside Valletta on April 9, 2015. Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Poverty in Italy at Worst for 10 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2016 | Business

Rome-The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt center-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Those living in “absolute poverty” rose to 4.6 million last year,...

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A Syrian refugee holds onto his daughter as he waits to cross into Turkey at Akcakale border gate in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 15, 2015, Reuters

Syrian Refugees Caught in the Poverty Trap

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Increasing numbers of Syrian refugees in the Middle East are falling into deeper debt and facing grinding poverty, partly as a result of exhausting their savings with shortages of essential aid worsening their plight, U.N. agencies and local governments said on...

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A general view of pilgrims with their sleeping bags on Copacabana Beach ahead of Pope Francis’ Sunday mass in Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013. Source: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

Millions expected for final Mass of papal trip

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2013 | World

Rio de Janeiro, AP—Pilgrims staked out spots on the sand of Copacabana beach for an all-night slumber party ahead of the final Mass of Pope Francis’ stay in Brazil, a trip that has drawn rapturous crowds of up to 3 million faithful. Francis headed into the final...

Yemen in the Eye of the Beholder

by Abubakr Al-Shamahi | Jul 10, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Scanning through the recent articles published on Yemen by the international media, we find the usual topics: terrorism, political instability, kidnappings and poverty. By itself, this is not so bad. It would be naïve to expect otherwise: “If it bleeds, it leads” is a...

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Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Source: AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

Pope Urges Dialogue with Islam, Says World Must Do More for Poor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 22, 2013 | World

Vatican City, Reuters—Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam, and also appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty. The new pontiff made his appeal in an address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, sending a message through...