Egypt is denying that it signed a natural gas agreement with Israel last month. The Jerusalem Post reported that Egypt published a notice in the official Al- Ahram daily newspaper announcing that reports of a signed deal, said to be valued at some $3 billion over 10 years, are unfounded. The deal was announced last month after years of negotiations.
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