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Grappling with high food prices

Grappling with high food prices

March 18, 2013 | 12:07 AM

An Egyptian woman arranges freshly-baked bread at an eatery in Cairo. The spectre of steep food prices driven by a weaker pound is of particular worry to Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi as he faces recurring protests two years after the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

March 18, 2013 | 12:07 AM