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On yet another relatively muted morning for Egypt in the foreign press<\/strong>, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s latest statement warning against foreign intervention in Libya is making the rounds. Agence-France Presse<\/a> and Russia\u2019s RT<\/a> are among those taking note.<\/p>\n

Reuters\u2019 Aidan Lewis<\/a><\/strong> takes a look at the recently inaugurated Benban solar power<\/strong> park<\/strong>, where 30 companies from 12 countries are developing facilities producing nearly 1.5 GW of clean electricity. The piece outlines the massive project that helped turn Egypt away from rolling blackouts in 2013 to 50 GW of installed power capacity. Lewis also points to the government\u2019s plan to increase Egypt\u2019s reliance on renewables to 20% of its energy mix by 2022 and 42% by 2035.<\/p>\n

Manufacturers call for tariffs alongside government\u2019s <\/strong>subsidized loan<\/a><\/strong>initiative<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong> Factory owners tell Al Monitor<\/a> that the EGP 100 bn program will help to stimulate industrial investment but call on the government to do more to protect local industry against imported products and dumping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On yet another relatively muted morning for Egypt in the foreign press, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s latest statement warning against foreign intervention in Libya is making the rounds. Agence-France Presse and Russia\u2019s RT are among those taking note. 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