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16 injured in fights over gasoline
Egypt
May 22, 2011
16 injured in fights over gasoline
Diesel gas shortages continued in a number of Egyptian governorates on Sunday, as citizens fought over insufficient supplies. In Daqahlia,…
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
Business
May 22, 2011
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
To offset the mounting shortage of butane gas, Egypt's General Petroleum Corporation is mulling whether to import the natural resource…
Water shortage turns Daqahlia lands fallow
Egypt
May 25, 2010
Water shortage turns Daqahlia lands fallow
Daqahlia--Farmers from the Belqas department, in the Lower Egyptian province of Daqahlia, protested yesterday against a 25-day shortage in irrigation…
Measures to contain butane crisis in Giza
Business
February 20, 2010
Measures to contain butane crisis in Giza
In its fourth week, the butane cylinder crisis has eased in some governorates and escalated in others. Giza officials attributed…