It comes following comments made by Egypt's PM that the country would need to import over a billion dollar's worth of natural gas to stop the blackouts.
![Lebanese of Armenian origin raise Armenian, national and Nagorno-Karabakh flags as they take part in a rally organised by the Tashnak party, in support of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the capital Beirut's eastern suburban neighbourhood of Bourj Hamoud [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-10/GettyImages-1228981262.jpg?h=3ac079aa&itok=uHhkBNMU)
![Electricity Lebanon [GETTY]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/D8384593-1436-49FC-8F6D-6761E2363C68.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=HtJ1CVKM "Electricity Lebanon [GETTY]")
![A demonstrator waves the national flag during a protest in the southern city of Basra on July 14, 2020, as they block the road to denounce the lack of electricity and services. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-07/GettyImages-1227113141.jpg?h=e1275624&itok=9K8sIN6H)
![Iraq is suffering scorching temperatures [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-07/GettyImages-1233771213.jpg?h=a81f9284&itok=RQ4DL3fd)