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The 50 percent increase is supposed to in part target elderly pensioners who comprise a significant percentage of the nearly 1.4 million poor families eligible for the new benefits (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times)

January 19th, 2014 - 08:08 GMT

1.4 million poor pensioners in this Middle East country have something to smile about with new 50 percent increase policy

Egypt's government has approved a 50 percent increase for social security pensions in order to benefit more than 1.4 million poor families in the country.