Egypt has raised gasoline prices, the oil ministry said on Saturday, according to Reuters. The oil ministry said the price for 95 octane gasoline had been increased to 7.75 Egyptian pounds a litre from 6.60 pounds; 92 octane had been raised to 6.75 pounds a litre from 5 pounds and 80 octane had gone up to 5.50 pounds a litre from 3.65 pounds. The ministry also raised the price for a canister of gas for Egyptian households to 50 pounds from 30, while a bottle of gas for commercial purposes was raised to 100 pounds from 60.