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Undersea gas fires Egypt's national energy dreams

Cairo has in recent months signed gas deals with neighbouring Israel. [Photo: AFP]

Egypt is looking to use its vast, newly tapped undersea gas reserves to establish itself as a key energy exporter and revive its flagging economy.

Encouraged by the discovery of huge natural gas fields in the Mediterranean, Cairo has in recent months signed gas deals with neighbouring Israel as well as Cyprus and Greece.

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