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Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts
Egypt

Angered public hits streets over price hikes, water cuts

Various Egyptian cities witnessed demonstrations and vigils on Sunday in protest
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
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Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban

The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council
Egypt

Activists protest rising food prices before Ministers Council

Members of the People's Free Front (PFF), Kefaya and 6 April opposition movements staged protests against rising retail food prices
Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket
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Egypt to reduce wheat imports as global prices skyrocket

Egypt plans to reduce its wheat imports in light of a recent 46-percent spike in global wheat prices, the Trade…
Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday
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Anti-inflation vigils to be held on Monday

The Free Homeland Popular Front, together with the 6 April reform movement and the Young Men for Justice and Development…
Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Israel-Lebanon clashes, price inflation

State-owned Al-Ahram leads with the story of border clashes between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday morning. Israeli troops reportedly crossed…
Local meat prices continue to skyrocket
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Local meat prices continue to skyrocket

Prices for domestically-produced meat continue to rise, currently ranging between LE52 and LE55 per kilo, amid widespread expectations that per-kilo…
The fakka crisis
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The fakka crisis

Complaints about the lack of change is currency. The pained look on a shopkeeper's face when handed a ten pound…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
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Egypt’s recurring food price crisis

In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
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Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan

To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…
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