Many in Egypt struggle as the costs of a distant war drive up prices in local markets

CAIRO: Sayyed Ragheb was already struggling to keep his family afloat, earning less than $100 a month. Now he fears it will get even worse after Egypt hiked fuel prices because of the Iran war. The father of four school-age children works day-to-day in cafes and sometimes in construction. With prices of meat and produce jumping just the past week, he worries about meeting his family’s basic needs. “This means a price increase for everything,” said Ragheb, as he served hot drinks at a cafe on a recent evening in Cairo.

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