http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbThu, 23 May 2013 10:30:51 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MISRATA 23 May 2013 (IRIN) - Two years ago Syrians in the relative security of their own country watched the unfolding crisis in Libya descend into a devastating civil war.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98085/Syrians-seeking-refuge-in-LibyaMISRATA 23 May 2013 (IRIN) - Two years ago Syrians in the relative security of their own country watched the unfolding crisis in Libya descend into a devastating civil war.]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98045/Libyans-in-North-Africa-scared-to-return-homeCAIRO 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrupt.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98031/Briefing-Egypt-rethinks-its-subsidy-system-for-the-poorCAIRO 14 May 2013 (IRIN) - The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in poverty, and critics say is unsustainable and enriches the corrupt.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>AQABA 29 April 2013 (IRIN) - Prevention may be better than a cure, but for the authorities in Arab cities and towns, natural disasters up to now have been largely about coping with them after they have taken place.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97941/Arab-cities-aim-to-build-resilience-to-natural-disastersAQABA 29 April 2013 (IRIN) - Prevention may be better than a cure, but for the authorities in Arab cities and towns, natural disasters up to now have been largely about coping with them after they have taken place.]]>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>FAYOUM 16 April 2013 (IRIN) - Abdel Tawab Haron, in his late 40s, is late harvesting the wheat at his farm in Fayoum Governorate, 90km southwest of Cairo.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97859/Egypt-apos-s-food-security-in-peril-as-fuel-crisis-intensifiesFAYOUM 16 April 2013 (IRIN) - Abdel Tawab Haron, in his late 40s, is late harvesting the wheat at his farm in Fayoum Governorate, 90km southwest of Cairo.]]>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>GIZA 08 April 2013 (IRIN) - Rural Egyptians seeking medical treatment often face an ordeal just getting to the nearest clinic or hospital. But when they finally get there, they are unlikely to find the equipment, medicines or even doctors they need.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97808/Rural-health-services-ill-equipped-in-EgyptGIZA 08 April 2013 (IRIN) - Rural Egyptians seeking medical treatment often face an ordeal just getting to the nearest clinic or hospital. But when they finally get there, they are unlikely to find the equipment, medicines or even doctors they need.]]>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>AQABA 20 March 2013 (IRIN) - Nearly 300 government officials, scientists, aid workers and activists from across the Arab world are working together in Jordan to draw up the first joint regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR).http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97685/Disaster-Risk-Reduction-in-the-Arab-worldAQABA 20 March 2013 (IRIN) - Nearly 300 government officials, scientists, aid workers and activists from across the Arab world are working together in Jordan to draw up the first joint regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR).]]>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>TRIPOLI 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Various Christian communities in Libya, as well as some Muslim groups, have been feeling increasingly under pressure from hardline Islamist groups since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97653/Security-of-Christian-communities-precarious-in-Libya-archbishopTRIPOLI 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - Various Christian communities in Libya, as well as some Muslim groups, have been feeling increasingly under pressure from hardline Islamist groups since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011.]]>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 08 March 2013 (IRIN) - Aid workers and policy makers looking for easy access to malnutrition data in Yemen or how rainfall tends to vary in Syria can now turn to a handy web-based tool. Launched in February, the Arab Spatial aims to fill the information gap on food security in the region, ultimately leading to better development policies.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97613/Middle-East-food-security-tracking-tool-launchedDUBAI 08 March 2013 (IRIN) - Aid workers and policy makers looking for easy access to malnutrition data in Yemen or how rainfall tends to vary in Syria can now turn to a handy web-based tool. Launched in February, the Arab Spatial aims to fill the information gap on food security in the region, ultimately leading to better development policies.]]>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - The world’s driest region, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is getting drier at an alarming rate.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97596/Export-oil-import-water-the-Middle-East-s-risky-economicsDUBAI 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - The world’s driest region, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is getting drier at an alarming rate.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 28 February 2013 (IRIN) - Osman Sheshy*, a 26-year-old refugee from Eritrea living in the Egyptian capital, remembers fondly the day three months ago when a wealthy Egyptian man asked him to clean his villa for 50 Egyptian pounds (US$7.3).http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97562/Egypt-apos-s-turmoil-makes-life-tougher-for-refugeesCAIRO 28 February 2013 (IRIN) - Osman Sheshy*, a 26-year-old refugee from Eritrea living in the Egyptian capital, remembers fondly the day three months ago when a wealthy Egyptian man asked him to clean his villa for 50 Egyptian pounds (US$7.3).]]>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 21 February 2013 (IRIN) - Scattered pockets of locusts in southern Egypt and northern Sudan are a threat to agricultural land, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Countries along the Red Sea should remain on “high alert and make every effort to find and treat all infestations”, it says.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97522/Egyptian-farmers-fearful-as-locust-threat-loomsCAIRO 21 February 2013 (IRIN) - Scattered pockets of locusts in southern Egypt and northern Sudan are a threat to agricultural land, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Countries along the Red Sea should remain on “high alert and make every effort to find and treat all infestations”, it says.]]>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 11 February 2013 (IRIN) - Clashes during the second anniversary of the revolution which deposed Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak have brought the number of Egyptians killed since the uprising began to at least 1,085, according to an IRIN tally of media reports, Ministry of Health figures and independent assessments by local NGOs.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97448/Call-for-investigation-into-post-revolution-deaths-in-EgyptCAIRO 11 February 2013 (IRIN) - Clashes during the second anniversary of the revolution which deposed Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak have brought the number of Egyptians killed since the uprising began to at least 1,085, according to an IRIN tally of media reports, Ministry of Health figures and independent assessments by local NGOs.]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KUWAIT CITY 01 February 2013 (IRIN) - The international community pledged more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Syria on 30 January, in the most successful fundraising conference in UN history - meant to meet the needs of two UN appeals:http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97395/Breakdown-of-Syria-aid-pledges-in-KuwaitKUWAIT CITY 01 February 2013 (IRIN) - The international community pledged more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Syria on 30 January, in the most successful fundraising conference in UN history - meant to meet the needs of two UN appeals:]]>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 31 January 2013 (IRIN) - Lina Al Tiby, a Syrian activist living in Cairo, runs a support network for Syrian women refugees; helps them adapt to life in Egypt; and tries to persuade them not to allow poverty to push them into sex work or unwanted marriage.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97387/Syrian-refugee-women-exploited-in-EgyptCAIRO 31 January 2013 (IRIN) - Lina Al Tiby, a Syrian activist living in Cairo, runs a support network for Syrian women refugees; helps them adapt to life in Egypt; and tries to persuade them not to allow poverty to push them into sex work or unwanted marriage.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - Egypt should invest more in modernizing its roads and railways if it wants to bring down the shockingly high number of accidents and fatalities.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97375/Egypt-s-hazardous-roads-and-railwaysCAIRO 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - Egypt should invest more in modernizing its roads and railways if it wants to bring down the shockingly high number of accidents and fatalities.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KUWAIT CITY 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - In the largest ever fundraising conference in UN history, the international community pledged today more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the people of Syria. But donors said financial resources were not enough: they called for more humanitarian access and respect for the neutrality and safety of aid workers.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97376/Donors-pledge-1-5-billion-in-aid-to-Syria-while-demanding-more-accessKUWAIT CITY 30 January 2013 (IRIN) - In the largest ever fundraising conference in UN history, the international community pledged today more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the people of Syria. But donors said financial resources were not enough: they called for more humanitarian access and respect for the neutrality and safety of aid workers.]]>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 10 January 2013 (IRIN) - How has political instability hit plans to boost food security for Egypt’s 83 million people?http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97215/Briefing-Turning-Egypt-apos-s-deserts-into-fieldsCAIRO 10 January 2013 (IRIN) - How has political instability hit plans to boost food security for Egypt’s 83 million people?]]>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 31 December 2012 (IRIN) - While much of the world has been consumed by quickly changing political and security developments in the Middle East this year, longer-term humanitarian issues have also been simmering under the surface – and sometimes in plain – but neglected – view. Here are 10 stories IRIN brought you in 2012. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97155/MIDDLE-EAST-2012-a-year-of-continuing-turmoilDUBAI 31 December 2012 (IRIN) - While much of the world has been consumed by quickly changing political and security developments in the Middle East this year, longer-term humanitarian issues have also been simmering under the surface – and sometimes in plain – but neglected – view. Here are 10 stories IRIN brought you in 2012. ]]>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>GIZA 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - For the first time in months, Hussein Mohamed, a 50-year-old civil servant from the Giza Governorate neighbourhood of Imbaba, northern Cairo, has had to tell his wife that he can no longer put food on the table.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97118/Egypt-s-poor-hit-hardest-as-political-tensions-persistGIZA 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - For the first time in months, Hussein Mohamed, a 50-year-old civil servant from the Giza Governorate neighbourhood of Imbaba, northern Cairo, has had to tell his wife that he can no longer put food on the table.]]>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 12 December 2012 (IRIN) - Almost two years ago, Joseph Ibrahim, a 48-year-old father-of-two and a member of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, was in the frontline of the opposition to Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97033/EGYPT-Fresh-worries-for-religious-minoritiesCAIRO 12 December 2012 (IRIN) - Almost two years ago, Joseph Ibrahim, a 48-year-old father-of-two and a member of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, was in the frontline of the opposition to Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak.]]>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DOHA 05 December 2012 (IRIN) - In the last three decades, 50 million people in the Arab world have been affected by natural disasters, many of them extreme climate events, according to a new report by the World Bank. The report projects the horrific scenario of temperatures regularly rising to over 50 degrees Celsius by the turn of the century, which experts fear could lead to countless more disasters.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96974/CLIMATE-CHANGE-In-the-Arab-world-building-fridges-to-live-in-an-ovenDOHA 05 December 2012 (IRIN) - In the last three decades, 50 million people in the Arab world have been affected by natural disasters, many of them extreme climate events, according to a new report by the World Bank. The report projects the horrific scenario of temperatures regularly rising to over 50 degrees Celsius by the turn of the century, which experts fear could lead to countless more disasters.]]>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 27 November 2012 (IRIN) - The Gulf states are warm but pleasant at this time of year - a world away from melting ice caps, the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the USA or flooding in Pakistan.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96905/MIDDLE-EAST-Talking-about-climate-changeDUBAI 27 November 2012 (IRIN) - The Gulf states are warm but pleasant at this time of year - a world away from melting ice caps, the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the USA or flooding in Pakistan.]]>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 23 November 2012 (IRIN) - Aid agencies in Egypt are updating contingency plans in case an uncertain ceasefire, agreed on 21 November between Israel and Hamas, the ruling party in the Gaza Strip, does not hold.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96877/EGYPT-OPT-Contingency-planning-despite-ceasefireCAIRO 23 November 2012 (IRIN) - Aid agencies in Egypt are updating contingency plans in case an uncertain ceasefire, agreed on 21 November between Israel and Hamas, the ruling party in the Gaza Strip, does not hold.]]>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 24 October 2012 (IRIN) - Researchers in Africa are identifying ways to improve domestic wheat production in the face of sub-optimal conditions and stiff international competition.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96622/FOOD-The-state-of-African-wheat-researchJOHANNESBURG 24 October 2012 (IRIN) - Researchers in Africa are identifying ways to improve domestic wheat production in the face of sub-optimal conditions and stiff international competition.]]>