Egypt and Lebanon Move to Revive Arab Gas Pipeline Project

Egypt moves to rehabilitate Lebanon’s gas infrastructure

Agreement follows renewed regional efforts to revive Arab Gas Pipeline cooperation

Egypt and Lebanon move to revive Arab Gas Pipeline project

Egypt and Lebanon signed an agreement on Wednesday to rehabilitate Lebanon's gas infrastructure, reviving a regional project to transport gas from Egypt to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria, with international backing, after it was suspended in 2011. The project is intended to help ease Lebanon's long-running electricity crisis. The signing ceremony took place in Cairo in the presence of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, with the agreement si…

Egypt, Lebanon seek to boost energy co-operation

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli affirmed that Egypt is committed to deepening co-operation with Lebanon across key sectors, particularly energy. He highlighted a newly signed agreement as a practical outcome of his recent visit to Beirut and a reflection of Cairo’s support for the Lebanese people. Madbouli’s remarks came during a signing ceremony on Wednesday, where an agreement was concluded to implement the repair and rehabilitation of gas pi…