By Farah Halime How fitting that on April Fool’s Day, the Egyptian government attempts to deceive us all by claiming that its plans to raise the price of state-subsidised cooking gas for the first time in two decades will actually make any difference to the country’s energy subsidy spending. In fact, it won’t, and it is unlikely …
By Farah Halime In a desperate move to save power, Egypt’s international airport will close most of its runways for four hours each day from early June, Reuters has reported. The airport is the latest casualty of Egypt’s struggle to pay for fuel imports. As if to soften the blow, Reuters quoted the civil aviation minister Wael al-Maadawi …
Crisis due to high levels of smuggling and not a shortage in supplies, says Osama Kamal
The Diesel crisis is worst in Upper Egypt where the country’s bakery owners contributed to making matters worse by queuing up for diesel fuel, instead of using stockpiles they are legally obliged to maintain.
