Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s natural gas pipeline has again been bombed. Egyptian sources said unidentified attackers blew up the Arab Gas Pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula on Aug. 7. The sources said this marked the eighth attack on the pipeline in 2014. The bombing was said to have taken place near Sheik Zweid, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt, Iraq and Jordan plan to launch a regional energy venture. On March 6, the three Arab states signed a memorandum of understanding that could result in the transfer of Iraqi natural gas to Jordan and Egypt. Officials said the MoU would focus on the construction of an $18 billion […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida has intensified attacks on Egypt’s natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula. So far, Al Qaida-aligned militias have blown up the Arab Gas Pipeline four times in 2014. The latest operation was on Feb. 25 when a portion of the pipeline, which supplies neighboring Jordan, was bombed south […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been preparing for the launch of natural gas production from an offshore field. Officials said gas would begin flowing from the Tamar field in the Mediterranean Sea on March 31. The officials said Tamar, a $3.5 billion project located 22 kilometers from the Israeli port of Ashkelon, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Egypt and Israel have ended any pretense at normalization, a report said. The Institute of National Security Studies asserted that the Egyptian cancellation of a natural gas contract marked the last element in normalization with Israel. The Israeli institute said the Egyptian cancellation of was the result of Islamic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt has resumed natural gas supplies to Jordan. Officials said Egypt has renewed the operation of the Arab Gas Pipeline earlier this month. They said the pipeline, bombed 14 times since February 2011, would transport up to 70 million cubic feet of gas per day to the Hashemite kingdom. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt, canceling its multi-year contract with Israel, has pledged to renew natural gas supplies to Jordan. A senior Jordanian official said Egypt intends to resume gas deliveries to Jordan in early May. The official told Jordan’s official Petra news agency that the Hashemite kingdom would receive 100 million cubic meters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported sending special operations forces into the turbulent Sinai Peninsula, regarded by Israel as a launching pad for rocket strikes. The Egyptian Interior Ministry said at least 200 officers would be deployed in northern Sinai in wake of the latest rocket attacks on Isarel. On April 7, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s military regime has agreed to release hundreds of Bedouins linked to Al Qaida-inspired attacks in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian sources said the regime led by Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi has agreed to Bedouin demands to release those accused of attacking Sinai resorts from 2004 to 2006. They said the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported $4 billion in losses from the repeated bombings of Egypt’s natural gas pipeline. Officials said the Finance Ministry has determined that at least 13 bombings of Egypt’s Arab Gas Pipeline cost the Israeli economy at least $4 billion. They said the government was forced to enable […]