http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbTue, 17 Apr 2012 12:30:41 GMTTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 17 April 2012 (IRIN) - Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under five, say officials.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95305CAIRO 17 April 2012 (IRIN) - Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under five, say officials.]]>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 11 April 2012 (IRIN) - A coalition of 100 Egyptian child rights advocacy groups is intensifying its pressure on the government to take measures to counter rising child abductions across the country, threatening to resort to the UN if the government does not take action.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95271CAIRO 11 April 2012 (IRIN) - A coalition of 100 Egyptian child rights advocacy groups is intensifying its pressure on the government to take measures to counter rising child abductions across the country, threatening to resort to the UN if the government does not take action.]]>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 10 April 2012 (IRIN) - Rising poverty, overcrowded public transport, and sprawling slums threaten to reverse the gains made in eradicating tuberculosis (TB) in Egypt, experts say.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95262CAIRO 10 April 2012 (IRIN) - Rising poverty, overcrowded public transport, and sprawling slums threaten to reverse the gains made in eradicating tuberculosis (TB) in Egypt, experts say.]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - It has been three months since a fuel shortage hit Egypt, and people’s patience is wearing thin amid fears the crisis could disrupt the production of subsidized bread.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95222CAIRO 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - It has been three months since a fuel shortage hit Egypt, and people’s patience is wearing thin amid fears the crisis could disrupt the production of subsidized bread.]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - The Muslim world is increasingly in the “eye of the cyclone”, with disasters and crises affecting tens of millions of people in Muslim countries last year, a senior official with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) told a humanitarian conference in Dubai.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95226DUBAI 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - The Muslim world is increasingly in the “eye of the cyclone”, with disasters and crises affecting tens of millions of people in Muslim countries last year, a senior official with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) told a humanitarian conference in Dubai.]]>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>QALUBIA 27 March 2012 (IRIN) - A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt has killed several thousand livestock, put farmers’ livelihoods at risk and could threaten regional food security, say local and international experts.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95172QALUBIA 27 March 2012 (IRIN) - A new strain of foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt has killed several thousand livestock, put farmers’ livelihoods at risk and could threaten regional food security, say local and international experts.]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 19 March 2012 (IRIN) - Egypt’s public health system is in disarray and needs to be better funded if it is to reach more people and provide more effective health care, say experts.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95097CAIRO 19 March 2012 (IRIN) - Egypt’s public health system is in disarray and needs to be better funded if it is to reach more people and provide more effective health care, say experts.]]>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 15 March 2012 (IRIN) - If the Arab Spring is to have any lasting impact, education must top the priority list of post-revolutionary reforms in the Arab world, experts said yesterday at the launch of the 2010-2011 Arab Knowledge Report in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95075DUBAI 15 March 2012 (IRIN) - If the Arab Spring is to have any lasting impact, education must top the priority list of post-revolutionary reforms in the Arab world, experts said yesterday at the launch of the 2010-2011 Arab Knowledge Report in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).]]>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 12 March 2012 (IRIN) - Fatma Soleman’s small table at a special International Women’s Day bazaar in a suburb of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, was a bustle of activity as visitors admired handmade jewelry, colourful bags and gold-embroidered wallets on display.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95050CAIRO 12 March 2012 (IRIN) - Fatma Soleman’s small table at a special International Women’s Day bazaar in a suburb of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, was a bustle of activity as visitors admired handmade jewelry, colourful bags and gold-embroidered wallets on display.]]>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 09 March 2012 (IRIN) - Nasser Ali Hossan Morsy, who worked as a porter in central-northern Egypt, knew he needed another source of income when he suffered lower back problems last year so he decided to take a loan and buy a motorcycle.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95040CAIRO 09 March 2012 (IRIN) - Nasser Ali Hossan Morsy, who worked as a porter in central-northern Egypt, knew he needed another source of income when he suffered lower back problems last year so he decided to take a loan and buy a motorcycle.]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 05 March 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of registered refugees in Cairo are no longer receiving a monthly US$33-66 per person living allowance from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after Caritas, one of UNHCR’s service providers in Egypt, closed its office on 7 February.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=95012CAIRO 05 March 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of registered refugees in Cairo are no longer receiving a monthly US$33-66 per person living allowance from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after Caritas, one of UNHCR’s service providers in Egypt, closed its office on 7 February.]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BOGOR 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - Egyptian asylum-seeker Sayed Ahmed Abdellatif, married with six children, says he is ready to risk everything to reach Australia - even his family.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94852BOGOR 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - Egyptian asylum-seeker Sayed Ahmed Abdellatif, married with six children, says he is ready to risk everything to reach Australia - even his family.]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - In Egypt’s political turmoil, one segment of society has been largely forgotten: the first aid responders who risk their lives to rescue victims of violence.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94859CAIRO 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - In Egypt’s political turmoil, one segment of society has been largely forgotten: the first aid responders who risk their lives to rescue victims of violence.]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 10 February 2012 (IRIN) - Activists and trade unions have announced 11 February as a day of general strike and civil disobedience in Egypt - in protest against continued military rule.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94836CAIRO 10 February 2012 (IRIN) - Activists and trade unions have announced 11 February as a day of general strike and civil disobedience in Egypt - in protest against continued military rule.]]>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94728CAIRO 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy.]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - If you thought 2011 was a historic year for the Middle East, 2012 is likely to be even more unpredictable.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94633DUBAI 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - If you thought 2011 was a historic year for the Middle East, 2012 is likely to be even more unpredictable.]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 05 January 2012 (IRIN) - The involvement of children in violence during ongoing clashes between protesters and police in Egypt should be addressed because it is against international norms, say child rights activists.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94587CAIRO 05 January 2012 (IRIN) - The involvement of children in violence during ongoing clashes between protesters and police in Egypt should be addressed because it is against international norms, say child rights activists.]]>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94581DUBAI 04 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges.]]>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - Computers and mobile phones are already essential to humanitarian planning, and 2011 saw the growth of technology-based humanitarian interventions, from the use of GPS (global positioning systems) to provide early weather warnings to real-time health reporting.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94565NAIROBI 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - Computers and mobile phones are already essential to humanitarian planning, and 2011 saw the growth of technology-based humanitarian interventions, from the use of GPS (global positioning systems) to provide early weather warnings to real-time health reporting.]]>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 28 December 2011 (IRIN) - Launched in 2004, IRIN’s film unit has won numerous awards for its productions, several of which have been aired by prominent international broadcasters. Here is a list of the unit’s most-watched films in 2011.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94553NAIROBI 28 December 2011 (IRIN) - Launched in 2004, IRIN’s film unit has won numerous awards for its productions, several of which have been aired by prominent international broadcasters. Here is a list of the unit’s most-watched films in 2011.]]>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - One of the key moments in the build-up to the 25 January uprising and the overthrow of Egypt’s former President Mubarak was the alleged beating to death of a young man, Khaled Said, by police in Alexandria - an event which galvanized Egyptians around the issue of police brutality.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94505CAIRO 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - One of the key moments in the build-up to the 25 January uprising and the overthrow of Egypt’s former President Mubarak was the alleged beating to death of a young man, Khaled Said, by police in Alexandria - an event which galvanized Egyptians around the issue of police brutality.]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 07 December 2011 (IRIN) - Thunderous chanting by thousands of demonstrators in Tahrir Square echoed on Falaky Street, hundreds of metres away, but fava bean seller Ashraf Ibrahim could find no reason to join in the revolutionary fervour.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94414CAIRO 07 December 2011 (IRIN) - Thunderous chanting by thousands of demonstrators in Tahrir Square echoed on Falaky Street, hundreds of metres away, but fava bean seller Ashraf Ibrahim could find no reason to join in the revolutionary fervour.]]>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 25 November 2011 (IRIN) - It took Ahmed Fawzi, a College of Islamic Studies graduate, only a few hours after seeing a man robbed and killed by a group of criminals to buy a gun.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94308CAIRO 25 November 2011 (IRIN) - It took Ahmed Fawzi, a College of Islamic Studies graduate, only a few hours after seeing a man robbed and killed by a group of criminals to buy a gun.]]>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 24 November 2011 (IRIN) - Refugees living in the Egyptian capital Cairo have faced more discrimination and less help from the authorities since a popular uprising overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak, according to community leaders.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94294CAIRO 24 November 2011 (IRIN) - Refugees living in the Egyptian capital Cairo have faced more discrimination and less help from the authorities since a popular uprising overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak, according to community leaders.]]>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 24 November 2011 (IRIN) - As doctors and nurses in the state-run Ahmed Maher Hospital rush to treat the wounded after clashes between protesters and the security forces in Tahrir Square, they worry that they too could become the victims of Egypt’s rising violence.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94299CAIRO 24 November 2011 (IRIN) - As doctors and nurses in the state-run Ahmed Maher Hospital rush to treat the wounded after clashes between protesters and the security forces in Tahrir Square, they worry that they too could become the victims of Egypt’s rising violence.]]>