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Egypt
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Society
10/19/2025 3:30:54 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Sherif Farouk said on Sunday that the price of subsidized bread will remain fixed at 20 piasters per loaf under the ration card system, despite last week’s rise in fuel and diesel prices.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/2/2025 7:41:26 PM
Cries of grief echoed across southern Gaza's Nasser Hospital Monday as dozens came to mourn Hossam Wafi, after the father of six was killed while attempting to get supplies to feed his family.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Limelight
4/20/2025 12:55:59 PM
Breaking bread is a powerful act of connection and shared moments, transcending barriers and bridging gaps. As we break bread we promote friendship, trust, and a sense of belonging.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/16/2025 10:27:00 AM
The recent surge in fuel prices is driving up the cost of Egypt’s staple foods.
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Egypt
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Society
4/11/2025 4:54:52 PM
Cairo Governorate announced a 10 percent increase in public and group transport fares across Greater Cairo, while the Ministry of Supply announced keeping subsidized bread prices at their present rate.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/31/2025 1:21:56 PM
Gaza’s bakeries will run out of flour for bread within a week, the U.N. says.
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Business
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Economy
3/3/2025 3:11:35 PM
Egypt secured a €90 million concessional loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Monday for the Emergency Food Security and Resilience Support Project to install new wheat silos and reduce bread costs for citizens.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sufra Dayma
2/11/2025 6:28:38 PM
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/21/2024 8:11:18 PM
ActionAid, an international humanitarian organisation, reported Saturday that citizens in Gaza are facing an extreme struggle to survive. Many are now surviving on less than a single loaf of bread per day. The acute food shortage has forced bakeries and community kitchens to close their doors.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/29/2024 4:19:51 PM
Two children and a woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip amid a worsening food crisis triggered by the Israeli blockade on the entry of humanitarian aid to the strip.
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World
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War in Sudan
11/8/2024 7:39:56 PM
The Sudanese foreign ministry said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) late Thursday caused the death of at least 120 civilian over two days in Al-Jazira state, Sudan's pre-war breadbasket where fighting has raged since last month.
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World
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International
10/29/2024 10:34:20 AM
Bowls of labneh and platters of za’atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
9/3/2024 2:01:42 PM
The Israeli army killed at least eight civilians on Tuesday while they were queuing for bread at a mini stall near a UN-run school in the Jabalia refugee camp, according to Al Jazeera.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
8/5/2024 11:33:00 AM
Established as a women-only community in the 1990s, new challenges have altered life in the Upper Egyptian village of Samaha, a haven for female breadwinners.
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Paris 2024
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News
7/7/2024 2:09:39 PM
Egyptian swimming star Farida Osman's Olympic dream has been dashed due to a heartbreaking 0.02-second miss and a twist in qualification rules.
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Egypt
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Society
6/26/2024 2:47:26 PM
The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has signed contracts to purchase 470,000 tons of Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Ukrainian wheat through an international tender.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
6/11/2024 7:46:31 PM
People often indulge in festive versions of essential staples for the Eid Al-Adha, in this case bread and rice.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
6/4/2024 9:45:16 PM
Egypt’s subsidised baladi bread has gone up in price for the first time in more than three decades, reports Sherine Abdel-Razek
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Egypt
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Politics
5/29/2024 6:32:00 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that a subsidized bread loaf will be sold at 20 piastres, up from 5 piastres starting in June, marking the first increase in the price of the staple in three decades.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
5/28/2024 10:36:42 PM
Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli raised the possibility of reducing the subsidies on bread and fuel this week,
report Niveen Wahish and Sherine Abdel-Razek
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