Items related to fuel crisis

A banner reads "Empty Tank" as tens of cars queue at petrol station, Cairo, January 16,2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Long lines, protests and fights as fuel shortage continues
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Jul 2012
  The fuel crisis continued on Monday throughout the governorates. Several gas stations in cities across the...
Crisis of butane gas cylinders, Mansoura, Dakahliya, January 16,2012.
6 killed, others wounded in Monufiya fight over gas cylinders
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Jul 2012
  Bloody clashes in a village in Monufiya Governorate left six people dead and several wounded on Sunday following...
A file photo of electricity pylons.
Protests Thursday against power cuts
Al-Masry Al-Youm 19 Jul 2012
Recent power cuts in Cairo and other governorates have prompted demonstrations on Thursday, as well as widespread...
A girl selling fuel publicly on street, Faysal, Giza, September 19, 2011. According to an investigative report by Al-Masry Al-Youm, fuel has been shown to be sold outside authorized fueling stations, where gasoline (a fuel high on demand) is filled into containers (bearing names of state companies authorized to sell specified fuels at subsidized prices) at 'black market' prices.
Gaza power plant shuts down again as fuel crisis worsens
AFP 06 Jun 2012
Gaza's sole power station shut down again on Wednesday after running out of fuel, a source at the plant told AFP,...
Trader selling diesel oil and 80 octane gasoline on the street, Giza, 16 January, 2012.  Gasoline crisis has recently erupted in several governorates. Vehicles line up before fuel station which leads to clashes. Meanwhile, ministry of petrol warned against smuggling.
Fuel crisis resolved soon, says minister
MENA 31 May 2012
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga said on Thursday that the fuel crisis would be...
Egyptians queue with their cars at a petrol station, Cairo, January 16, 2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Presidential election causes slump in fuel demand
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 May 2012
Diesel and gas demand plunged due to the decrease in the daily activity of Egyptians as half of civil servants were...
Wheat, the most important element in the global food crisis
Supply minister negotiating US$1 bn loan for wheat, petroleum products
Al-Masry Al-Youm 08 Apr 2012
Egypt is currently negotiating with the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank over a US$1 billion loan for wheat...
A girl selling fuel publicly on street, Faysal, Giza, September 19, 2011. According to an investigative report by Al-Masry Al-Youm, fuel has been shown to be sold outside authorized fueling stations, where gasoline (a fuel high on demand) is filled into containers (bearing names of state companies authorized to sell specified fuels at subsidized prices) at 'black market' prices.
Police 'confiscate over 26,000 liters of diesel, gas on black market'
Egypt Independent 31 Mar 2012
Egypt’s police on Saturday said that it confiscated 26,400 liters of gasoline and diesel that were about to be...
Official: Tantawi reaffirms confidence in Ganzouri's cabinet
Al-Masry Al-Youm 31 Mar 2012
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi reaffirmed his confidence in Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri's cabinet on Friday and...
Dozens of vehicles lining up to fill up tanks at a petrol station, Cairo, March 23, 2012. A fuel shortage in the country, that has hit the Egyptian capital the hardest, is leading to traffic congestion at petrol stations as motorists queue up to put fuel in their vehicles.
MENA: Egypt asks for Arab help with fuel crisis
Egypt Independent 24 Mar 2012
Egypt is asking for assistance from certain Arab countries to help ease the fuel crisis it has been facing for over...