How the US controls Lebanon’s energy supply

Far from helping Lebanon solve its acute energy crisis, the US is leveraging Egypt’s gas supply to pressure Beirut over US-brokered maritime border talks with Israel

Iraq to provide Lebanon with one million tons of fuel: Lebanese official

Walid Fayyad also said he is ready to travel to Iran in order to ratify Tehran's offer to provide Lebanon with free fuel

Energy import agreement signed by Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria

Gas from Egypt cannot flow into Lebanese power plants from Syria without World Bank funding, or a sanctions waiver from the US, neither of which have been fully guaranteed

World Bank obstructs Egyptian energy transfer to Lebanon

The World Bank has said that it first needs to conduct a 'political feasibility study' before the funding is approved

Lebanon’s last running power plant on the verge of shutting down

The Deir Ammar plant is awaiting the arrival of an Iraqi fuel shipment in order to restart production

Lebanese Central Bank withholds funds needed to operate power stations

The World Bank has revealed that Lebanon's central bank and ministry of finance have failed to disburse necessary funds for the transfer of energy from Egypt

Repairs on gas pipeline connecting Syria to Lebanon complete: Report

The repairs come as part of a US-sponsored energy deal between Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria

Lebanon to begin receiving Egyptian gas by end of February

According to Lebanon's energy minister, a required clarification by the White House relating to US sanctions is holding up Egyptian gas exports to Lebanon

Lebanese power plants forced to shut down as fuel reserves run dry

On the same day Lebanon began what has been described as a 'total blackout,' the 13th convoy of Hezbollah-acquired Iranian fuel entered the country from Syria