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Israeli PM Lapid visits Karish gas rig after historic maritime border deal with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited the Karish gas rig in the Mediterranean for the first time since his country signed a historic maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon. Standing at…
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After Israel deal, Lebanon and Cyprus seek to demarcate maritime border
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun and a visiting Cypriot delegation have kicked off the negotiation to demarcate maritime borders, said a statement by Lebanon’s Presidency. “We aim to solve the pending issue…
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Hezbollah ends state of alert after maritime demarcation deal
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced the end of his armed group’s “exceptional” mobilisation against Israel after Lebanese and Israeli leaders finalised a US-brokered maritime demarcation deal. “The mission was accomplished,” Nasrallah…
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Israeli govt approves maritime border deal with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: The Israeli government on Thursday approved a maritime demarcation deal with Lebanon, setting for the first time a border between the two countries, which have been in an official state…
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UN chief welcomes Lebanon-Israel maritime boundary deal
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed a historic deal between Lebanon and Israel on the resolution of their maritime boundary dispute, said his spokesman. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements that the…
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Lebanon’s president approves historic Israel sea border deal
Beirut: 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)…
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Israel, US announce Lebanon sea deal
Jerusalem: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. has brokered a “historic breakthrough” between Israel and Lebanon that would end a dispute over their shared maritime border, pave the way for…