Cairo faces darker nights as global energy prices continue to soar
Cairo streets and storefronts have been forced to go dark at night as part of measures to curb Egypt’s electricity use.

Cairo streets and storefronts have been forced to go dark at night as part of measures to curb Egypt’s electricity use.







![US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-1760376200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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A call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza topped the agenda for Turkish and Egyptian presidents

For the first time in over a decade the presidents of Turkey and Egypt have met in Cairo.