Ukraine deal narrowly averts grain crisis across North Africa

Egypt's dependence on imports from Ukraine and Russia is fueling concerns in Gulf about threat to regional stability

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As ships loaded with wheat and corn finally departed from the Black Sea port of Odesa last week, it appeared the world had dodged yet another humanitarian crisis in North Africa.

Whether the grain deal arranged...

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