Egypt local news

Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker said in TV statements Monday that the sector has drastically overcome power shortage problems, managed to reach sufficiency of production to meet future needs and is currently seeking to meet international production reserve that reaches 25 percent of capacity.  Shaker also noted that the sector has achieved “enormous leap” in power production, thanks to the maintenance efforts of the plants, gas availability and construction of new stations, adding that the sector has not reduced loads on electricity grid since June 2015.

 

 

A year has passed since a car bomb attack has targeted the Public prosecutor Hisham Barakat’s convoy, causing his death and a number of civilians injured. Tuesday, 67 defendants; 16 of them are absentee, will be standing the first court hearing in the case as they face charges of: joining terrorist groups inside and outside the country, spying for Palestinian Movement Hamas, premeditated murder and weapon possession.

 

 

Forecasters expected a hot weather to be witnessed across the country Tuesday, where Cairo temperature reaches highs of 41°C and lows of 25°C; Alexandria sees highs of 38°C and lows of 24°C, while in Upper Egypt, day temperature in Aswan and Luxor cities expected to hit 46°C and 45°C respectively.

 

 

Burullus coast guards in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate thwarted an attempt of illegal immigration by 54 people of different nationalities, as they were planning to sail to Italy via the Mediterranean. The arrested include 30 Syrians, 20 Sudanese and four Egyptians.