Egyptian Gas to Reach Lebanon By Year-End, Says Minister

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Egypt’s natural-gas will be delivered to Lebanon through Jordan and Syria within three months, as the Arab states seek to help end power shortages in their crisis-ridden neighbor.

It is waiting for some “procedures” to be completed, including for Lebanon to submit a funding request to the World Bank, the country’s Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told Bloomberg on the sidelines of a conference.