Egypt's government has extended daily power cuts to three hours, one hour longer than usual, in response to a surge in domestic electricity consumption because of a heat wave, a cabinet statement said.
The three-hour power cut was originally scheduled for Sunday and Monday, but they have now been extended until the end of the week.
The electricity and petroleum ministries attributed the prolonging of the load shedding plan to an "extreme rise in temperatures above the normal levels for this period".
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3200-year-old Egyptian military barracks, potentially revealing ancient defensive strategies against Libyan invaders, according
Hamid Marah, Director of Morocco's National Center for Energy, Nuclear Sciences, and Techniques (CNESTEN), and Rafael Mariano Grossi,
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged Wednesday to intensify Gaza peace talks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of
Morocco is advancing plans to expand offshore wind energy production to enhance renewable energy capabilities, according to Moroccan media citing
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