food prices
Cabinet denies plans to cut prices
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Cabinet denies plans to cut prices
The government will leave the reduction of goods' prices to market mechanisms, said Magdi Radi, the cabinet's official spokesperson.Radi denied…
Algeria debates food price cuts to quell riots
World
January 8, 2011
Algeria debates food price cuts to quell riots
Algiers--The Algerian government was due to hold a special meeting on Saturday to consider steps to reduce soaring food prices,…
Rising food prices bring host of political risks
Business
January 6, 2011
Rising food prices bring host of political risks
London--Record food prices will hit the world's poorest hardest, raising the risk of riots, export bans, foreign-owned farmland expropriation and…
Egypt pound hits 5.8 to the dollar; food prices inch upwards
Business
December 30, 2010
Egypt pound hits 5.8 to the dollar; food prices inch upwards
Food prices were subject to several incremental increases this year due to a corresponding rise in the value of the…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak orders more food to appear, Egypt less corrupt than Somalia
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Mubarak orders more food to appear, Egypt less corrupt than Somalia
All state-owned papers lead with nearly identical coverage regarding the country’s chronic food-supply issues. At a cabinet meeting chaired by…
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
A demonstration was staged in front of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Sunday to protest soaring…
Egypt’s vegetable crisis: ‘This is how revolutions start’
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Egypt’s vegetable crisis: ‘This is how revolutions start’
It was early May of this year and the anger on display outside parliament was unmistakable.Demonstrators filled the streets to…
Where is Gamal Mubarak?
Opinion
October 17, 2010
Where is Gamal Mubarak?
The late journalist Magdi Mehanna used to say that Gamal Mubarak has made himself into an object of guesswork. His…
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
Business
October 14, 2010
Report: Egypt’s agricultural growth rate fell below 3% in 2009/10
A report issued on Thursday
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
Business
October 14, 2010
Agriculture Ministry officials blame low tomato yields on virus
The Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of drawing up technical committees to examine tomato production throughout the country…