"Madbouly's Disappointment: The War Ended Too Soon – We Had Plans to Raise Prices"
Comprehensive Analysis: "Madbouly's Disappointment: The War Ended Too Soon – We Had Plans to Raise Prices" When Peace Becomes a Crisis for the Government: The Ultimate Satire of Austerity Politics A Satirical Text by Al-Nadim Al-Raqmi (The Digital Nadim) --- Full English Translation --- Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, in his first comment on the cessation of the Iranian-American war, expressed his disappointment at the speed with which the war ended, before the government could complete its plans to raise the prices of fuel, electricity, gas, the metro, trains, and all government services, and to blame all of this on the war and its economic effects, such as the suspension of maritime navigation in straits and sea lanes, rising oil and gas prices, the contraction of tourism, Suez Canal revenues, and remittances from Egyptians working abroad, etc. Dr. Madbouly added that he had received strict instructions from the President to quickly find other pretexts on which t...