06.03.2011                      30.Adar l, 5771

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Former Egyptian oil minister probed over gas sales

Former Egyptian petroleum minister Sameh Fahmi allegedly enabled Israel and six countries in Europe to buy gas at artificially low prices.

Former Egyptian petroleum minister Sameh Fahmi was called in for questioning by the country's state security prosecution over Egypt's gas exports to Israel, the Egyptian daily Al Masry Al Youm reported last week.
Fahmi allegedly enabled Israel and six countries in Europe to buy gas at artificially low prices, reported the paper. This caused the country losses of 3 billion Egyptian pounds over five years, which is more than half a billion dollars, it stated….