Egypt enacts energy saving measures as Iran war affects import costs

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March 29 (UPI) -- Egypt is ordering stores and malls to close early, asking people to work from home and dimming street lights as energy costs have skyrocketed since since January. The North African country put energy saving efforts into effect because the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran has sent the cost of importing oil and natural gas -- which is how Egypt gets the vast majority of its energy supplies -- through the roof, The BBC and Anadolu Agency reported. Many nations globally have seen the