It seems that al-Sisi’s words during his last speech that Egyptians must all suffer to bring a stronger economy will mark the coming phase. Days after raising electricity bills, Egypt raised gasoline prices by up to 50 [ More … ]
A government increase in sales tax has affected poor and middle-class families, activists say. Protests are erupting across Jordan in response to austerity measures, including price hikes and raising taxes on food items and services, [ More … ]
-Activists have called mass rallies on November 11 to protest price hikes in Egypt – Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has expected the failure of next month’s demonstrations called by anti-regime critics to protest recent price hikes [ More … ]
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