March 28 (Reuters) - Egypt will slow down large state projects that involve high fuel and diesel consumption for at least two months, while fuel allocations for all government vehicles will be cut by 30%,

Retail and dining premises will have to shut by 21:00 each night for the next month to conserve power.

Rising energy costs caused by the Iran war have forced Egypt to hike fuel and cooking gas prices, hitting the country's already struggling poor and middle classes hard.

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran is piling pressure on Egypt’s precarious finances by ⁠hiking ⁠energy costs, hindering exports and pushing foreign investors to sell off treasuries, ⁠interviews with analysts and a review ...

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Egyptian army soldiers are part of an air-land offensive against Hamas, Al Qaeda and other jihad terrorists in the Sinai Peninsula The Egyptian military has demolished hundreds of smuggling tunnels from Hamas-controlled Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula and is ...

CAIRO (AP) - Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. The talks, which went on for several hours, unfolded amid many ...

Viking passengers on a visit to the pyramids in Egypt in 2023. Advisors are concerned about a tourism downturn to the country as a result of the Iran war. Photo Credit: Nicole Edenedo Seemingly inconsistent guidance from the State Department over Egypt ...

The woman and the five children had not eaten for three days before ending their lives, according to her sixth child.