Current Analysis On the Breadline in Sisi's Egypt On March 6, 2017, hundreds of local residents took to the streets of towns and cities in Upper Egypt and the Nile Delta after the Ministry of Supply cut their daily ration of subsidized baladi bread. By the following day, thousands were protesting in 17 districts across the country. In Neil Ketchley, Thoraya El-Rayyes • 10 min read