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Egypt's supply minister submits resignation to cabinet -Al Arabiya

Reuters
Egypt's Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi attends the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, Egypt March 14, 2015 Picture taken March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (Reuters)

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi submitted his resignation to the cabinet on Thursday, Al Arabiya television reported. A ministry spokesman was not available for immediate comment on the matter. Hanafi's resignation comes amid a high-profile corruption probe into whether millions of dollars intended to subsidise farmers were used to purchase wheat that did not exist. The Ministry of Supply is in charge of Egypt's massive food subsidy programme. (Reporting by Cairo newsroom; editing by Jason Neely)