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Lebanon”s president approves historic Israel sea border deal

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Lebanon”s president approves historic Israel sea border deal Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the cash-strapped country has approved a US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the cash-strapped country has approved a US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel. Lebanon and Israel both claim around 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea that are home to offshore gas fields. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border comes after months of talks mediated by senior US official Amos Hochstein, and would…

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Lebanon suggests US list of amendments in maritime border deal with Israel

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Lebanon suggests US list of amendments in maritime border deal with Israel Lebanon presented the United States with a list of modifications that it would like to see in a plan to settle a maritime border conflict with Israel On Tuesday, Lebanon presented the United States with a list of modifications that it would like to see in a plan to settle a maritime border conflict with Israel. Elias Bou Saab, the Deputy Speaker of Lebanon, confirmed the modification request but added that no final agreement had been reached. He…

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Lebanon: Large section of smoldering Beirut port silos collapses

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Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. The collapse left the silos’ southern part Lebanon: Large section of smoldering Beirut port silos collapses BEIRUT — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion. The collapse left the silos’ southern part standing next to a…

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