Gas shortage raises Egyptians' anger at government

For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.But earlier this year, South Africa's power company Eskom installed a solar heater on her roof, giving her a free and endless supply of hot water as part of a campaign that aims to ease pressure on the grid and make solar power more popular."I don't know much about renewable energy though or environmental stuff," said Mali. What she does know is the clear benefits of her water heater, what South Africans call a geyser.

When Egyptians took to the streets to overthrow an oppressive government in 2011, the world was on their side.

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Old Cairo holds all of the shops, tradesmen, and food kitchens one might expect in the most ancient part of an ancient city. Climbing from the cab late on Saturday afternoon, dust whirled against storefronts and around dirt parking lots and sidewalk.

There were huge riots in Port Said, Egypt in late January when a court sentenced 21 to death in the aftermath of a deadly soccer riot. On Saturday things could even worse as the court rules on the fate of the remaining 52 defendants.

Egypt's economy continues its downward spiral, with political divisions and sporadic unrest hampering a change for the better. The government has come up with a package of reforms to help secure a much-needed loan from the International Monetary Fund. Long lines of cars outside gas stations in Cairo signal the latest shortage to hit post-revolution Egypt: diesel fuel. One driver says he has spent the past two days looking to fill up his car. Whether it's a lack of basic ...

I recently visited one of Cairo's most desperate slums. Before I got to Egypt, I had never heard of the place, which is called Dar al-Salam. And I was only able to venture into it because I was accompanied by a member of an organized crime family.

By Devon Shire: It is almost impossible to imagine that 10 years ago the United States was facing a real natural gas supply problem. This TIME article discussed the pending natural gas shortage facing the nation in 2003: