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Egypt government to increase electricity prices in July
Egypt
October 29, 2018
Egypt government to increase electricity prices in July
The Egyptian cabinet’s media center said on Monday that the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy will increase electricity prices…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Suspended Gaza fuel deal shreds tough diplomatic efforts
Middle East
October 14, 2018
Suspended Gaza fuel deal shreds tough diplomatic efforts
By suspending badly needed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip after deadly clashes, Israel has cast doubts on the viability…
UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza
Middle East
August 8, 2018
UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.N. aid agency is calling on Israel to let emergency fuel into the Gaza Strip to…
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Israel reimposed a blockade on fuel deliveries to Gaza on Thursday citing a resurgence in kites carrying firebombs over the…
Govt aims to sell fuel at its cost price: official
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Govt aims to sell fuel at its cost price: official
Spokesman for the Petroleum Ministry Hamdy Abdel Aziz said that the government aims to increase domestic production of petroleum products…
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
World
March 15, 2018
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe
Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters…
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed off on Wednesday to raise drinking water and sewage fees starting August by as…
34% of Egyptians decreased their consumption following waves of subsidy cuts: Baseera
Features/Interviews
July 31, 2017
34% of Egyptians decreased their consumption following waves of subsidy cuts: Baseera
A poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) stated on Monday that 34 percent of Egyptians…
Petroleum Minister: 100% increase in natural gas production by 2020
Business
July 18, 2017
Petroleum Minister: 100% increase in natural gas production by 2020
Egypt’s new natural gas projects will increase production by 50 percent in 2018, and 100 percent by 2020, Petroleum Minister…