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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…
New cigarette taxes irk smokers, retailers
Egypt

New cigarette taxes irk smokers, retailers

A 40-percent tax increase was levied on tobacco products this month with the stated aim of reducing the number of…
Tax Authority: Traders must adhere to new cigarette prices
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Tax Authority: Traders must adhere to new cigarette prices

The Tax Authority has warned wholesale and retail cigarette traders against selling their wares at prices higher than those specified…
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
Egypt

As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise

A 43-year-old single mother, identified in press reports as Seham Abdel-Salam, throttled her son to death with a towel, then…
CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%
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CAPMAS: National inflation rate hits 10.5%

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday announced that the annual inflation rate in urban areas…
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