“the government, struggling to meet surging domestic demand, has swiped most of the gas.”
Yes…that’s right…swiped most of the country’s own gas to meet domestic demand….stole Egyptian gas from its rightful owners : “big foreign companies”
External Context سياق خارجي
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21602720-heavy-subsidies-are-undermining-foreign-investment-gas-industry-fuelling-unhappiness