Egypt is emerging as a key market in Africa’s rapidly expanding solar power sector, with the country expected to add about 2 GW of solar capacity in 2026 and step up efforts to localise solar equipment manufacturing, according to a new report by the Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC).

Egypt boosts daily gas output by 45m cubic feet

Egypt’s petroleum sector has added 45 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, along with 540 barrels of condensates, by bringing three new wells online and restarting a fourth after repairs, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Wednesday.

Iranians face soaring prices for medicine

TEHRAN — Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a US blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceuticals industry, AP reported.

SCA launches 3 new tugboats, begins construction of 5 more

Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie attended the launch of three new tugboats and the keel‑laying ceremony for five additional vessels at Timsah Shipbuilding Company, one of the Authority’s affiliated companies, as part of efforts to localise maritime industries and strengthen support services for Egyptian ports and the Suez Canal.