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Sisi orders fixed price for nonsubsidized bread, an ‘emergency’ plan due to the high prices
Egypt
March 15, 2022
Sisi orders fixed price for nonsubsidized bread, an ‘emergency’ plan due to the high prices
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered fixed pricing for nonsubsidized bread to “reduce its price hike”. This comes…
Mobile vehicles deployed in Aswan to provide food commodities
Egypt
November 16, 2021
Mobile vehicles deployed in Aswan to provide food commodities
Minister of Supply and Domestic Trade Ali al-Moselhy instructed that mobile vehicles be dispatched to aid places affected by torrential…
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Middle East
December 20, 2018
State of emergency declared in Sudanese city after party HQ torched
Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, close to Atbara. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A state of emergency was declared in the…
Government resolves bread crisis in governorates
Business
March 9, 2017
Government resolves bread crisis in governorates
The crisis of the 'gold card’, used to get subsidized bread in the governorates, had been solved on Wednesday after…
Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts
Egypt
March 8, 2017
Egyptians protest over fears of bread subsidy cuts
Hundreds of Egyptians protested around the country on Tuesday, blocking roads and surrounding government offices, after a change to the…
Egypt supply minister says close to wiping out graft in wheat sector
Egypt
March 24, 2016
Egypt supply minister says close to wiping out graft in wheat sector
Egypt's supply minister said the world's top wheat buyer is close to eradicating graft in its strategic sector, defending the…
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
Business
March 2, 2016
Bureaucrat and old fungus law hold Egypt’s wheat supplies hostage
A global grain glut should make purchasing wheat cheap and easy for Egypt, the world's biggest importer, but traders say…
New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor
Art news
February 2, 2016
New “A Book and a Loaf of Bread” campaign promotes reading among Egypt’s poor
The Egyptian government has launched a new campaign called “A Book and a Loaf of Bread”, which provides a 90…
Rice off the menu: Asia’s hunger for bread and pastries boosts wheat demand
Food
October 19, 2015
Rice off the menu: Asia’s hunger for bread and pastries boosts wheat demand
Asia is losing some of its appetite for rice in favor of wheat, a trend that is nowhere more pronounced…
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Egypt
June 11, 2015
Elbaradei suggests govt misunderstands citizen’s priorities
Former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has suggested that the Egyptian government fails to grasp the most urgent demands citizens voiced…