Posts Tagged ‘gas deal’

Egypt court orders freeze on gas exports to Israel

November 19th, 2008

CAIRO (AFP) – An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered a freeze on controversial gas exports to Israel, saying parliament must first be consulted on the 15-year deal with Egypt’s former foe, a judicial source told AFP.
But Israel expressed confidence that the Egyptian government would not allow any interruption to gas deliveries under the deal despite [...]

MP: Iran loses billions of dollars by gas deal with UAE

November 17th, 2008

Iran’s member of parliament Seied Mohammad Reza Tajeddini said here on Sunday that Iran has lost billions of dollars by a gas deal with a Gulf firm, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Tajeddini regarded the contract between the two sides as illegal, adding that it was against the constitution and the interest of the [...]