Egypt ends rice distribution on free ration cards ...Kuwait

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Egypt's government has suspended the distribution of milled cooking rice on ration cards amid an economic crisis that continues to take a heavy toll on the North African country’s low and average-income households. "There will be no free rice provided via ration cards, not because there is a deficiency, but because the 50 pounds [about $US 1.60] offered in free rations can hardly cover for cooking oil and sugar," Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali el-Moselhi told reporters in Cairo earlier this week. Rice is Egypt's second favourite source of carbohydrates, especially for poor and average-income households, after bread. Many Egyptians heavily depend on rice, esp

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