The people of Libya are enduring electricity cuts of up to 18 hours a day, despite their country sitting atop Africa's largest proven oil reserves. After a decade of violence, rising poverty and fragmenting government, many have reached the limits of their tolerance. Public anger spilled into the streets earlier...
Aleppo bathhouse boom as Syria crisis turns showers cold
The ancient bathhouses of Syria's second city Aleppo are filling up again, not because of a revived fad, but due to power cuts that have made hot showers a luxury. "We mainly rely on electricity to heat water at home, but the electricity is cut off most of the time,"...
Lebanon unlivable as economic, fuel crises deepen
Residents line up for days to get gas, while electricity only runs for 2 hours a day
Iran’s only nuclear power plant back online
The plant was off-grid for two weeks, leading to power cuts in the country Officials blamed 'a technical fault' for the shutdown Iran's only nuclear power plant has been brought back online, its manager said early Monday, after two weeks off-grid amid a power shortage and rolling blackouts across the...
