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Egypt Starts Gas Exports to Israel


[AFP] Egypt has started exporting gas to Israel in accordance with a 2005 deal, an Israeli source said Monday. "Egyptian gas has been flowing to Israel since last week," and the pipeline would be fully integrated into the Israeli network "in a few days." The new underwater pipeline runs 100 km. from the Egyptian city of El-Arish to Ashkelon, supplying gas from a field in northern Sinai. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood MPs have said that the Egyptian government is committing a "crime" against the Palestinian people by supplying Israel with gas.
2008-02-27 01:00:00
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