Egypt
Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani in Al-Arish, North Sinai, on 31 October 2023.
Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani in Al-Arish, North Sinai, on 31 October 2023. © Khaled Desouki/AFP
Deals under which Russia is supposed to ship more than 3.5 million tonnes of wheat to Egypt have run aground. Moscow has not taken kindly to the meddling of a company little known for grain trading that is owned by a very powerful Sinai businessman. [...]
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