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The world is closely following the details of the Suez Canal obstruction, a canal through which 12 per cent of international shipping trade passes. The obstruction was caused by...![Poor neighbourhoods in Egypt suffer from improper infrastructure and limited access to electricity [Jarod Carruthers/Flickr]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2012_1_3-slums-in-egypt7198925462_9eb73b29ab_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
A report published recently by Egypt's Ministry of Planning has revealed that the government has spent more than 1.3 trillion Egyptian pounds (around $3.7 billion) on social protection programmes...