Jordan is hosting on Wednesday a meeting for energy ministers of Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon to discuss the transportation of Egyptian gas to Lebanon for electricity generation, state-owned broadcaster Mamlaka reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The United States has been in talks with Egypt and Jordan over a plan to help relieve Lebanon\u2019s power crisis which involves using Egyptian gas to generate power in Jordan that would be transmitted through Syria. Last Saturday, a top-level Lebanese delegation went to Damascus to pave the way for the U.S.-backed plan to ease Lebanon\u2019s power shortages.<\/p>\n
Thought U.S. sanctions on Damascus implies a complicating factor in any effort to help Lebanon through Syria, diplomats say Washington is seeking ways to urgently deal with those obstacles.<\/p>\n
Lebanese pro-Iranian Hezbollah group, the country\u2019s most powerful political entity, announced last month announced it was importing fuel oil from Iran, in an attempt to ease the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n
Its opponents have said Hezbollah\u2019s remarks could undermined the authority of the state and expose Lebanon to the risk of U.S. sanctions. The United States classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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