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Egypt hasn't ruled out importing gas from Israel

The Egyptian government says it has not received official requests to import gas from Israeli companies, but has received expressions of intent from various foreign companies operating in the country.

Workers build a pipeline for transporting natural gas to Israel in north Delta Nile, 300 km (186 miles) north of Cairo, November 23, 2008. A Cairo court on November 18, 2008 overruled the Egyptian government's decision to allow exports of natural gas to Israel and said the constitution gave parliament the right to decide on sales of natural resources. Gas started flowing to Israel through a pipeline for the first time in May under an agreement signed in 2005 for the supply of 1.7 billion cubic meters a year
Workers build a pipeline for transporting natural gas to Israel in the north Nile Delta, 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Cairo, Nov. 23, 2008. — REUTERS/Nasser Nuri

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