Gunmen stormed an Egyptian army checkpoint outside Cairo early on Saturday morning and killed six soldiers, including some still in their beds, officials said, in what amounted to an escalation by militants on military targets near the capital.
A meeting of the Arab League has demanded an international probe into what it denounced as “crimes” by Israeli forces on the country’s border with Gaza. Source: Euronews
Energy regulators MEDREG have facilitated the organisation of a technical study visit between the newly established Egyptian gas regulatory authority (GasReg), and Portugal’s regulatory authority (ERSE), to address regulatory experiences regarding liberalisation of gas markets. Source: New Europe
The European Union and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership on energy. Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarek al-Molla, and EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete signed the MoU during the latter’s official visit to Egypt on April 23. Source: New Europe
