Transport Minister Hisham Arafat approved yesterday a decision to lower Cairo Metro travel card prices for cancer patients, according to a ministry statement. Arafat also confirmed in another statement that the government’s decision on Monday to halt discounts on metro ticket fares will not extend to students, and that the price of three-month student metro passes will remain unchanged. Cancer patients will have to pay a symbolic fee ranging from EGP 22-27 for different subscription plans and students EGP 38-41.

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