bread protests

Egypt
food insecurity
Perspectives

How long will Arabs beg for their bread?

Despite bread’s central place in Arab societies, the region lags in wheat production, and its heavy reliance on imports has impoverished local farmers.

Abdel Tawab Barakat
11 February, 2026
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt to slash bread subsidies, prices increase by 400%

Thaer Mansour
30 May, 2024
Iran
MENA
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Iran arrests at least 22 protesting staple food price hikes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 May, 2022
Sudan protests -- AFP
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan protesters reach army HQ for first time: witnesses

The New Arab & agencies
06 April, 2019
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir - AFP
Uprising
MENA
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Sudan state of emergency curbing public freedoms: minister

The New Arab & agencies
07 March, 2019
Omar al-Bashir - Getty
Uprising
MENA
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Bashir names new Sudan central bank chief

The New Arab & agencies
07 March, 2019
Sudan protests -- AFP
Uprising
MENA
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Sudan opposition leader held in protest crackdown released: party

The New Arab & agencies
05 March, 2019
Sudan protests
violence
MENA
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Sudan protests crackdown threatens lifting of blacklist: US official

The New Arab & agencies
21 February, 2019
Sudan protests -- AFP
Teachers
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Sudanese teacher dies in detention after protests

The New Arab
03 February, 2019
Sudan Khartoum University -- Twitter
university
MENA
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Hundreds of Sudan professors hold anti-government sit-in at university

The New Arab
30 January, 2019
Mariam al-Mahdi -- AFP
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan opposition deputy detained in crackdown

The New Arab & agencies
30 January, 2019
Sudan protests -- AFP
Sudan
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Doctor and child killed in Sudan anti-Bashir protests

The New Arab & agencies
18 January, 2019
Sudan protests -- AFP
Sudan
MENA
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Mourners rally after Sudanese protester's funeral

The New Arab & agencies
18 January, 2019