Tag: Lebanon

  • Lebanon Hopes U.S. Will Resume Mediation in Border Disputes with Israel

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    September 10: Lebanon’s president said he hopes the United States will resume mediation efforts to resolve a land and sea border dispute with Israel, after the man who had been […]

  • US Destroyer Docks at Beirut Port For First Time in 30 Years

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    September 15: The USS RAMAGE docked at Beirut Port on Saturday, marking the first time that an American vessel has docked in Lebanon in over 30 years. The US Embassy tweeted that […]

  • Syria and Lebanon to Discuss Maritime Border

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    June 25: Lebanon seeks Russia’s mediation on its maritime border with Syria. “We have knowledge that Syria wants to demarcate the maritime border with Lebanon, and Russia is present in this […]

  • Israel Agrees to U.S.-Mediated Maritime Talks With Lebanon

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    May 27: Israel is willing to enter U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon on setting a maritime border, the Energy Ministry said today. Minister Yuval Steinitz “expressed Israel’s willingness for a round […]

  • Customs Strike Causes Fuel Supply Interruptions, Sparking Shortage Fears Across Lebanon

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    May 20: Lebanese motorists have swarmed to gas stations across the country over fears of a possible runout if the strike carried out by customs employees continues.  Confusion erupted after […]

  • Beirut Port Temporarily Blocked By Protesters

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    April 30: Amid protests by several unions, worried that their pensions could be cut, retired military personnel briefly blocked access to Beirut’s port, the central bank and the Finance Ministry’s […]

  • Israel boosts navy

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    24 offshore oil blocks up for grabs. Israel bolsters navy to protect offshore oil and gas zone By Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV, Jan 19 Israel is boosting spending on its […]

  • Oil Draws Naval Powers

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    The discovery a few years ago of oil and gas reserves off the Lebanese, Israeli and Cypriot coasts has raised the interest of foreign militaries. Recent Oil Discovery off Lebanese […]

  • Regional turmoil helps maritime growth

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    BEIRUT: The volatile situation in the region will ironically help Lebanon’s maritime transport sector to grow even further, the public works and transportation minister said Thursday at the fourth annual […]

  • Bypassing Syria

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    BEIRUT: The Agriculture Ministry is pursuing efforts to facilitate maritime transport to compensate for delays in land cargo through Syria, where the security situation has deteriorated significantly in the last […]

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