Ammon News – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a 50 percent raise to the minimum wage on Wednesday, as prices soar two years into an economic crisis.
“Based on the state’s duty to support the citizen under the current circumstances, I have directed the government to enact a package of social protection measures that include raising the minimum wage by 50 percent, to reach 6,000 pounds ($194) a month,” Sisi said in a…