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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Cairo – At the time when Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced on Wednesday that he would ban free food rations for newly wedded couples and limit coverage of current beneficiaries, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali El-Moselhi seemed to refute the head of state’s statements. Following Sisi’s announcement, El-Moselhi said in a press conference that “the president did not mention the old [beneficiaries]” and only tackled the status of new weds as to free food supplies. On one hand, El-Moselhi told reporters that old beneficiaries would continue receiving their rations as usua…