black market
Police intensify presence around gas stations in bid to ease fuel crisis
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Police intensify presence around gas stations in bid to ease fuel crisis
Petrol customers across Egypt should see tightened security at gas stations and oil depots in the coming days. In a…
Consumers suffer from scarce butane as black market prices soar
Business
February 6, 2012
Consumers suffer from scarce butane as black market prices soar
Mona Farag stood quietly watching military and police beat some of the women around her, forcing them, with the sides…
Gas shortages in Egypt escalate despite government’s denial
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Gas shortages in Egypt escalate despite government’s denial
Gas shortages in Cairo and several Egyptian governorates continued Monday despite repeated government statements denying the crisis, saying that large…
Pesticide ‘pseudo-black market’ fueled by disconnect with agricultural authorities
Environment
November 29, 2011
Pesticide ‘pseudo-black market’ fueled by disconnect with agricultural authorities
Each year, Egypt’s Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ministry modifies and publishes a list of pesticides that are banned from agricultural…
Woman dies battling for butane cylinders in Sharqiya
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Woman dies battling for butane cylinders in Sharqiya
A woman died of head injuries in Sharqiya on Wednesday after a butane gas cylinder fell on her head while…
Co-opting Egypt’s farmers no longer feasible after 25 January
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Co-opting Egypt’s farmers no longer feasible after 25 January
Amid rising labor and social protests across Egypt, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) planned to breathe…
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
Egypt
September 2, 2011
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status…
Egyptian steals wife’s kidney to sell on black market
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Egyptian steals wife’s kidney to sell on black market
An Egyptian doorman in Cairo had stolen his wife's kidney to sell it on the black market, security sources said…
Ministry of Social Solidarity plans to curb black market flour sales
Business
September 18, 2010
Ministry of Social Solidarity plans to curb black market flour sales
The Ministry of Social Solidarity is preparing a new plan to stop black market sales of subsidized flour used for…
Cairo’s black market meat
Egypt
March 17, 2010
Cairo’s black market meat
Al-Masry Al-Youm's caught large amounts of subsidized meat being smuggled from state cooperative stores in Cairo.Workers say meat smuggling occurs…