EU and Egypt forge deal to boost partnership and tackle migration

The European Union unveiled a funding package totaling $8.1 billion alongside an enhanced partnership with Egypt on Sunday during a visit of EU delegates to Cairo, part of efforts to address Africa’s migrant flows toward Europe. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The agreement upgrades Egypt’s ties with the EU … Read more

Study reveals over one billion now live with obesity globally

More than one billion people worldwide are now living with obesity, with rates among children increasing fourfold, a new report published by The Lancet has revealed. According to the study, obesity among adults globally has more than doubled since 1990 and has quadrupled among children and adolescents between five to 19 years of age. The … Read more

Man throws grenade at school over daughter’s punishment

Libyan authorities arrested a security personnel at a female school in Benghazi after he launched a grenade into the establishment’s courtyard, protesting his daughter’s punishment by a teacher, Arabic media reported on Tuesday.  The Benghazi security directorate said in a statement on Facebook that the guard, in his 40s, also insulted and cursed teachers … Read more

Global efforts intensify to end female genital mutilation by 2030

The day Aya was mutilated remains vividly etched in her memory. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Abducted from a playground in Egypt as a child, Aya (not her real name) was taken to a place she described as “scary.” The sense of danger she felt in her heart deeply … Read more