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<\/a> **#7 Opinion writers, unhappy Egypt is \u201closing\u201d at int\u2019l arbitration, simply miss the point: <\/strong>Since the USD 2 bn ruling<\/a><\/u> handed down by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in favor of Union Fenosa, opinion writers have expressed frustration at this \u201closing streak.\u201d Ziad Bahaa El Din is urging in Al Shorouk<\/a><\/u> the government to review all its oil and gas contracts to avoid losing future arbitration hearings. Mohamed Saleh concurs in AMAY<\/a><\/u>, urging the government to seek the expertise of legal minds. AMAY\u2019s Newton<\/a><\/u> is complaining about the size of the loses, which he claims have reached EGP 38 bn, while AMAY\u2019s Mohamed Abu Al Ghar<\/a><\/u> is suggesting that the officials who have signed the contracts to be corrupt.<\/p>\n

All four miss the point: <\/strong>None of them explain to their readers why we failed to meet our natural gas export obligations (it\u2019s called \u201cforce [redacted] majeure\u201d for a reason, people) \u2014and none get the point that settling outstanding disputes is key to Egypt\u2019s aim of emerging as the eastern Med\u2019s premier energy hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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