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Kareem Chehayeb

Lebanon inks deal with Syria, Jordan to address power crisis

Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad calls the deal between the three countries a 'historic moment' [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanese, Syrian, and Jordanian officials have signed a deal that would supply Jordanian electricity to Lebanon via Syria in an effort to address the long hours of power outages in Lebanon.

“The Lebanese people need every hour of electricity they can get,” Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad said at the televised signing on Wednesday in the capital Beirut, describing it as a “historic moment”.

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