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Egypt, Jordan, Syria agree to export gas to crisis-stricken Lebanon

Syria also agreed to transfer Jordanian electricity to Lebanon, while Iran already sent fuel.

Lebanese soldiers are pictured at a petrol station in the capital Beirut on Aug. 14, 2021, after soldiers were deployed to force several stations to reopen their doors.
Lebanese soldiers are pictured at a petrol station in the capital Beirut on Aug. 14, 2021, after soldiers were deployed to force several stations to reopen their doors. — ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Several Middle Eastern states agreed to export natural gas from Egypt to energy-starved Lebanon, though the exact plan is not clear. 

The energy ministers of Egypt, Syria and Jordan met in Amman on Wednesday with their Lebanese counterpart. There, they agreed to export natural gas from Egypt through Jordan and Syria to Lebanon, Egypt’s state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet reported. 

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