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Egyptian court bans natural gas exports to Israel
By Reuters

as Co (EMG) for the supply of 1.7 billion cubic meters a year over 20 years.
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Some Egyptian leftists and Arab nationalists oppose the sale of gas to Israel, which fought four wars with Egypt between 1948 and 1973 before signing a peace agreement in 1979.

Former Egyptian diplomat Ibrahim Yousri, who started an anti-government campaign with other activists this year called No For Gas Catastrophe, described Tuesday's ruling as a victory for the nation that protested gas exports to Israel.

In response the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructure expressed Israel's confidence that the political agreement between the countries' governments will remain in force in keeping with the memorandum of understanding the two countries signed in 2005. Additionally, the Israeli government stated that gas shipments from Egypt, which began in March, had not stopped.

The court's ruling is subject to appeal in a higher administrative court and the Egyptian government sometimes ignores court rulings it does not like.


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