Egypt Hints at Political Reform, Restores Food Subsidies to Some
Protesters shout slogans during an anti-government protest in Cairo on Sept 21.
Photographer: Oliver Weiken/dpa via AP Photo
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Egypt’s parliamentary speaker said he expected political reforms and authorities announced that 1.8 million people had been added back to a food-subsidy program, after small but rare anti-government protests last month.
Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal said Egypt was close to “reaping the fruits” of what he called a transitional period. “Political, party and media reforms will be carried out,” he said in comments carried by the state-run Middle East News Agency on Tuesday, without elaborating.