Egypt to become main Gaza electricity supplier: report

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CAIRO (AFP) — Rival Cypriot leaders met on Friday and agreed to begin fully fledged talks on the future of the divided island in three months, with both men saying they aimed to find a solution quickly.

"Egypt has decided to implement a project aiming to increase its provision of electricity to the Gaza Strip from 17 to 150 megawatts, in order to give relief to the Palestinians," the pro-government newspaper said.

It did not say when this would start.

The impoverished Strip, home to some 1.5 million Palestinians, is currently at the mercy of the Jewish state for its energy supplies and has been submitted to electricity cuts and a tight blockade since Hamas seized power last June.

A senior official from Egypt's electricity ministry, cited by the...