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AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's capital glitters under the black skies of night, as cars negotiate weaving roads and lights from cafes and shops flood the streets of East and West Amman.The glowing desert kingdom capital reveals no signs that several hundred miles south, in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a conflict with implications throughout the region is taking place over a natural gas pipeline that provides significant power to Jordan and Israel. Egyptian natural gas provides fuel for power plants in both countries, but the gas has flowed rarely in the past year.

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