Living the unseen war: Egyptians feel ripple effects of Iran conflict
Vehicles gather at a CNG fuelling station as Egypt raises domestic fuel prices by up to 17 percent amid global energy turmoil and the expanding US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Cairo, Egypt, March 10, 2026.
Samira Abdo, a 61-year-old cleaner, woke up early on Tuesday to begin what she expected to be another ordinary commute across the Egyptian capital. Instead, she was greeted with an unwelcome surprise: higher transportation fares.
The increase followed a government decision to raise fuel prices earlier in the day as part of austerity measures aimed at coping with the economic repercussions of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
