CAIRO (Reuters) - Population growth in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, slowed to 1.4% in 2023, its lowest rate in decades, the planning ministry said on Thursday. The need to limit ...

Egypt's population has reached 100 million, the statistics agency said Tuesday, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities. The North ...

Deadly so-called “bread riots” infamously erupted across Egypt in 1977 when Anwar el-Sadat cut subsidies for a number of staples, including flour and cooking oil. The unrest forced the late president ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a crowd and shops at Al Ataba, a market in central Cairo CAIRO (Reuters) - Population growth in ...