Hesham Omar Abdel Halim

Military discusses raid on nuclear plant construction site
Egypt

Military discusses raid on nuclear plant construction site

The northern command military leadership has met with officials from the Dabaa nuclear site to discuss local residents’ raid on…
Tahrir demonstrators express solidarity with Arab uprisings
Egypt

Tahrir demonstrators express solidarity with Arab uprisings

Hundreds of Egyptian and Arab activists staged a protest Friday in Tahrir Square to support the revolutions of Libya, Syria…
Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa
Egypt

Bedouins to establish political party, deny endorsement of Moussa

Bedouin tribal chiefs held a conference on Friday to announce the establishment of a new political party. Al-Ihyawat tribe hosted…
Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square

Egypt’s new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf headed to Tahrir Square on Friday to speak to protesters who were celebrating the…
Egypt considers borrowing US$1billion to finance construction of power stations
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Egypt considers borrowing US$1billion to finance construction of power stations

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is discussing borrowing US$1 billion to finance the forthcoming five year plan, reliable sources…
International tender for Egyptian-Saudi power grid next month
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International tender for Egyptian-Saudi power grid next month

The government plans to invite international bids for the establishment of an Egyptian-Saudi power grid link in February, Egyptian Electricity…
Atomic authority leader resigns over poor management
Egypt

Atomic authority leader resigns over poor management

Head of the nuclear reactors department at the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Samer Mekheimar said he has resigned in protest…
Egypt announces tender for 4 wind power stations
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Egypt announces tender for 4 wind power stations

Electricity Ministry officials have announced an invitation for local and foreign investors to proffer tenders to build four wind power…
Dabaa tender postponed to January, officials say
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Dabaa tender postponed to January, officials say

The Ministry of Electricity and Power has postponed the tender for Egypt's first nuclear station at Dabaa to mid-January in…
Saudi-Egypt power link to circumvent power cuts
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Saudi-Egypt power link to circumvent power cuts

The Ministry of Electricity is inviting tenders for the construction of an Egypt to Saudi Arabia power grid link, at…
Electricity Ministry: Heat, network overload to blame for power cuts
Egypt

Electricity Ministry: Heat, network overload to blame for power cuts

A power outage in seven governorates across Upper Egypt two days ago has led to massive losses in the tourist…
Egypt to weigh economic feasibility of Anshas reactor
Egypt

Egypt to weigh economic feasibility of Anshas reactor

Egypt's Atomic Energy Authority is preparing a feasibility study in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Russian…
2,500 protest against police torture in Alexandria
Egypt

2,500 protest against police torture in Alexandria

Approximately 2,500 people gathered along Alexandria's Corniche to protest the alleged torture and killing of Alexandrian Khaled Saeed. The protesters…
Egypt’s street lighting to be reduced to save electricity
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Egypt’s street lighting to be reduced to save electricity

Minister of Electricity Hassan Younis has instructed heads of electric power distribution companies to provide technical support to local authorities…
Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees
Egypt

Bedouin leaders say government still holds 3000 detainees

Sinai Bedouin tribal leaders have said that the Egyptian government is still holding up to 3000 Bedouin detainees despite recent…
10 companies shortlisted for Egypt’s first privately-owned power station
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10 companies shortlisted for Egypt’s first privately-owned power station

Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis announced that from 19 companies and consortia, ten have been shortlisted for the…
European activists to launch Freedom Flotilla Two
Egypt

European activists to launch Freedom Flotilla Two

The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) has announced the preparation of "Freedom Flotilla Two", a new…
Group of 45 to renew protest on Sunday
Egypt

Group of 45 to renew protest on Sunday

The Group of 45 has continued its protests in front of ruling National Democratic Party's headquarters, after being forcibly prevented…
Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests
Egypt

Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests

Demonstrators in front of parliament announced they were considering escalating their protests due to the recent temperature increase, which has…
Demos accumulate outside Shura Council
Egypt

Demos accumulate outside Shura Council

Amonsito textile workers continued their demonstration yesterday in front of Shura Council headquarters in downtown Cairo. Workers protested the government's…
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