The tariff for new and renewable energy proposed by the Ministry of Electricity to the Cabinet is 1 EGP ($0.14) per kilowatt, an official source at the Electricity and Consumer Protection Utility told Youm7 Wednesday. The suggested price is nearly … read more
At least 33 people died and dozens were injured when two buses collided before dawn on Friday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the state news agency and security sources reported. The Middle East News Agency (MENA) quoted local health ministry official … read more
Unknown assailants set fire to three electric transformers in the towns of Samallout and Mallawi in the Upper Egypt governorate of Minya, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Eyewitness reports said the attackers threw Molotov cocktails at the transformers but failed … read more
Four beheaded corpses were found by residents of a town in Egypt‘s Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, security sources said, blaming Islamist militants waging an insurgency against Cairo. The security sources in Sinai and Cairo, said residents of Sheikh Zuwaid found the … read more
A petroleum ministry official said that Egypt will receive the first shipment of imported gas in December, which would help reduce the frequent power outages. The source confirmed that the government also agreed on seven shipments from the Russian Gazprom … read more
Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has started a hunger strike while in detention amid a “decisive moment” that came after visiting his sick father in the hospital, a statement from the family said on Tuesday. The statement quoted Abdel-Fattah … read more
A Cairo criminal court sentenced a police officer on Monday to 15 years in prison for shooting dead a suspect in detention. Prosecution investigations showed that the police officer, Ahmed El-Tayyeb, had had previous conflicts with the deceased man, lawyer … read more
There will be no limit on the amount of investment certificates individuals and corporations can buy in the new Suez Canal development project, Egypt’s Finance Minister Hany Kadry Demian said in a statement on Monday. Earlier this month, Egyptian President … read more
A small town in Egypt’s Nile Delta region was hit by a 12-hour-long power cut from midnight on Sunday until noon on Monday, as the country’s power crisis continues to bite. In a report published by Al-Ahram Arabic news … read more
An Egyptian court will resume the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and 131 others in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case on Monday. The Muslim Brotherhood leaders are accused of collaborating with international bodies, the Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese … read more