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Lebanon's prime minister asks Egypt for gas as power crisis drags on

Egypt previously agreed to export natural gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Dec 10, 2021
AFP via Getty Images
This picture taken on Oct. 11, 2021, shows an aerial view of the lit bell tower of the Saint George Maronite Cathedral and the unlit minarets of the Mohammed al-Amin Mosque near Martyrs' Square in the center of Lebanon's capital Beirut, with buildings in darkness during a power outage. — AFP via Getty Images

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati asked Egypt today to send natural gas to Lebanon as its electricity crisis worsens.

Mikati made the request to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during an official visit to Cairo. Mikati did not give a timeframe for when the gas may be delivered.

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