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Egypt's ministry of electricity declared a "state of emergency" within all companies producing, transporting and distributing electricity, as it gears up for the summer heat, it announced on Tuesday. The declaration also comes as the holy month of Ramadan approaches, a statement from the ministry read. Egypt currently faces a heat wave hiking the temperature by 10 to 12 decrees Celsius. The wave is expected to peak today and tomorrow, meteorologists said. Egypt's Electricity Minister said a central and a sub…