There are thorny issues in the maritime border demarcation talks between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese Parliament Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab said on Tuesday. Following talks with President Michel Aoun in the
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On Monday, a Lebanese political source refuted reports that Beirut was close to reaching an agreement with Israel on the demarcation of their maritime border. Under the condition of anonymity, the source
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been urged by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the authorization for cross-border deliveries of humanitarian aid into Syria. Erdogan’s appeal came as diplomats scrambled to find
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A UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’s backing has been vetoed by Russia. The authorization for aid deliveries across the Syria-Turkey
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In order to ensure humanitarian aid to the Syrian population, an international relief organization called on the UN Security Council to renew the provisions of the cross-border resolution for another year. Doctors
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After no agreement came out of talks on Thursday at the UN Security Council, a resolution that allows humanitarian aid operations from Türkiye into Syria is at risk of being disrupted. It
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During tensions over a maritime border dispute between Beirut and Tel Aviv, Lebanese President Michel Aoun stated on Monday that his country rejects Israeli threats. During a meeting with a Lebanese parliamentary
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Despite Lebanese objection, Israel said on Wednesday it will continue exploration in the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean. The Karish field is “a strategic asset of the State of Israel,” a statement
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Lebanon has demanded that the US resume indirect negotiations with Israel to demarcate their maritime border on Monday. The government said in a statement that Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with President
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Following skirmishes between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces, the main border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan has been closed. Taliban authorities in the Islam Qala district of western Afghanistan’s Herat province
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