Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi answers a question upon his arrival at Algiers airport June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
ALGIERS/CAIRO (Reuters) - Algeria agreed to ship five cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Egypt before the end of the year, a source at Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach said, helping its north African neighbour with its worst energy crunch in years.
The offer of five 145,000 cubic metre cargoes was made after a visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Algiers, his first trip abroad since taking office. Sisi was seeking Algeria's support to counter Islamist militancy and cooperation on the chaos in neighbouring Libya.
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