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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Egypt imposes energy-saving curbs as Hormuz closure hits fuel supply

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Egypt imposes energy-saving curbs as Hormuz closure hits fuel supply
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Egypt imposes energy-saving curbs as Hormuz closure hits fuel supply
Egypt will impose emergency energy-saving measures this weekend as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs and raises fears of an energy crisis.
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sr_local Mar 28, 2026 +13
>From 28 March, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the measures will run for one month to reduce consumption and ease pressure on supplies. > >Restaurants, cafés, shopping malls and the Khan El Khalili bazaar in central Cairo will close at 9pm. Tourist attractions, including the Light and Sound show at the pyramids, will also shut early. > >Government offices will close at 6pm, with remote work allowed. Street lighting will be reduced and roadside advertising screens switched off.
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lembrar_de_mim Mar 28, 2026 +6
This will end well.
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CaptainCanuck93 Mar 28, 2026 +9
It will end, but increasingly likely one if two extremes: The Iranian regime remains and indefinitely charges a toll to use the strait in lieu of reparations, or the USA cannot accept it made a blunder until it escalates into a Vietnam with no Southern Vietnamese to soak up bullets for the USA
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