In a meeting with a number of ministers and state officials, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi asserted on Monday that the same shares of bread to civilians would be maintained, following a crisis in the distribution of subsidised bread. Al-Sisi was briefed on measures conducted by the government to recover from problems in the distribution of subsidised bread. Al-Sisi also discussed future plans to spread portable markets to sell subsidised meat and pottery in anticipation of the holy month of Ramadan. Last week, protests took place in Alexandria, Giza, Kafr Al-Sheikh, Assiut, Minya, and Fayoum, protesting cuts in subsidised bread. After the angry protests, Meselhi decided to make amendments to the decision he took earlier this week which cut shares of bread subsidies for cardholders.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 14, 2017 14:48 UTC