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Tobacco giant Phillip Morris to aid Egypt in curbing black market cigarettes
Egypt Independent 12 Mar 2013
  The tobacco company Philip Morris Egypt is teaming up with the Customs Authority to take measures against the...
Pound weakens to new record low
Reuters 13 Feb 2013
The Egyptian pound weakened to a  record low against the US dollar in interbank trade and slid further still on...
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.
Ministry campaign finds fuel sale violations in Giza, Qalyubiya
Al-Masry Al-Youm 10 Dec 2012
A Supply and Internal Trade Ministry inspection team has found that two gas stations in Qalyubiya and Giza had sold...
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.
Public prosecutor detains six petroleum sector officials
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Oct 2012
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday ordered the detention of six officials from the Misr Petroleum...
ازدحام شديد أمام إحدى محطات الوقود بسبب أزمة نقص السولار، الغربية، 12 مايو 2011. تصاعدت أزمة نقص السولار فى القاهرة ومختلف محافظات الجمهورية، وشهدت محطات الوقود تكدساً شديداً من السائقين، خاصة سيارات الميكروباص التى تعتمد على السولار بشكل كامل. من جانبها أعلنت الهيئة العامة للبترول، عن وصول سفينة من أربع سفن محملة بالسولار إلى الموانئ المصرية، على متنها 35 ألف طن، فيما تصل باقى السفن خلال الأسبوع الجارى، بإجمالى 140 ألف طن، حيث من المتوقع أن تساهم هذه الكميات فى ضبط الأوضاع بالسوق.
Ministry says fuel crisis easing after new supply from Bulgaria
Al-Masry Al-Youm 25 Sep 2012
The fuel shortages eased as Egypt on Monday received a new 32 ton shipment from Bulgaria at the Alexandria seaport,...
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem
Rana Khaled 03 Sep 2012
The spread of counterfeit pesticides and fertilizers that contain dangerous toxic substances is one of the biggest...
Egyptians queue with their cars at a petrol station, Cairo, January 16, 2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Seven tons of smuggled diesel confiscated on its way to Sinai
Al-Masry Al-Youm 21 Jul 2012
  A truck illegally carrying seven tons of subsidized diesel was seized in West Qantara, Ismailia, while...
File photo of Social Solidarity Minister Gouda abdel Khaleq during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Minister accuses MPs of selling oil on black market
Al-Masry Al-Youm 25 Jun 2012
  Minister of Supply and Domestic Trade Gouda Abdel Khaleq said that the ministry has filed several reports...
Vehicles line up in front of oil station to get 80 Octane Petrol, Sohag, November 2,2011, as the crisis of the 80 octane petrol continued all over governorates.
Police intensify presence around gas stations in bid to ease fuel crisis
Egypt Independent 26 Mar 2012
Petrol customers across Egypt should see tightened security at gas stations and oil depots in the coming days. In a...
Crisis of butane gas cylinders, Mansoura, Dakahliya, January 16,2012.
Consumers suffer from scarce butane as black market prices soar
Mohamed Elmeshad 06 Feb 2012
Mona Farag stood quietly watching military and police beat some of the women around her, forcing them, with the sides...