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1st Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves the Port of Odesa

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni…

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First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre

The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday.

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Hope for Justice in 2020 Beirut Port Explosion Fades

It’s been two years since his 3-year-old daughter, Alexandra, was killed in a massive explosion at Beirut’s port — and Paul Naggear has lost hope that outrage over the disaster will bring justice and force change in Lebanon. The investigation into one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions has been…

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First ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa

Turkey says the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain under a new agreement among Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday bound for Lebanon.

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2 years later, hope for justice in Beirut explosion fades

It has been two years since a warehouse full of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port exploded, destroying large parts of the city, killing more than 215 people and injuring thousands

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US Envoy Pushes Lebanon-Israel Talks over Maritime Dispute

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut Sunday to push talks to resolve a bitter maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over Mediterranean waters with offshore gas fields. "Reaching a resolution is both necessary and possible, but can only be done through negotiations and diplomacy," the US State Department…

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Hezbollah warns Israel against 'playing with time' over maritime border dispute

Lebanon's armed Hezbollah group issued a video on Sunday showing vessels involved in the Israeli offshore oil and gas industry and warned against "playing with time", underlining its threat of military escalation amid maritime border demarcation talks.

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Hezbollah airs video of Israeli barges in disputed gas field

Lebanon's Hezbollah is airing drone footage of Israeli gas production barges in a disputed gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

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Lebanese Face Long 'Insulting' Queues to Buy Bread

In bankrupt Lebanon, Khalil Mansour has to queue for hours every day just to buy bread for his family and some days he can't afford any. In a country which once boasted the nickname "Switzerland of the Middle East" for its thriving banking sector before financial crisis hit in 2019,…

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Lebanon Speaker Says No Presidential Vote Without IMF Laws

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday he would not call for a session to elect a new president until the legislature passes reforms that are preconditions for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. An IMF deal is seen as the only way for Lebanon to recover from its…

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Lebanon parliament speaker says no presidential vote without IMF laws

Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday he would not call for a session to elect a new president until the legislature passes reforms that are preconditions for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.

Reuters

Lebanon Seizes Ship Carrying 'Stolen' Ukrainian Grain

A Lebanese prosecutor ordered the seizure Saturday of a Syrian-flagged ship that docked at a northern port with a cargo of Ukrainian grain Kyiv's embassy in Beirut said was "illegal". Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat instructed police to investigate the Laodicea, which docked in Tripoli earlier this week, a judicial official said.…

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Source of Grain Onboard Syrian Ship Docked in Lebanon Remains Unknown

The source of a mysterious Syrian ship that arrived at the port of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, loaded with wheat and flour, remains unknown amid protests and warnings from several Western countries. Conflicting information reported the source of flour, whether from Ukraine or Russia. The Ukrainian ambassador to Lebanon informed President…

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The inspirational Syrian restaurant in Urmston with bargain prices and a big heart

'If I increase my prices, people cannot afford to come anymore'

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Biden Extends US National Emergency with Respect to Lebanon over Iran Arms Transfers to Hezbollah

President Joe Biden has extended the US National Emergency with respect to Lebanon. “It is necessary to continue the national emergency declared” in 2007, Biden said in a message to the US Congress on Thursday. “Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran’s continuing arms transfers to Hezbollah — which include increasingly…

Reuters

Ukraine issued ruling to seize Syrian vessel docked in Lebanon - statement to Reuters

The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said on Friday that a judge in Ukraine has issued a ruling to seize a Syrian vessel docked in Lebanon and the cargo on board after an investigation.

The Independent UK

Lebanon doubts Ukraine claim of stolen grain on Syrian ship

Lebanon appears to be rejecting claims by the Ukrainian Embassy that a Syrian ship docked in one of its ports is carrying grain from Ukraine stolen by Russia

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Lebanon Optimistic on Reaching Maritime Border Deal with Israel

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Friday there is more optimism than ever on reaching a deal to delineate the country's maritime border with Israel via US mediation, according to a tweet from the ministry's account. "There has never been optimism to the extent that there is today,"…

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Lebanon optimistic on reaching maritime border deal with Israel

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Friday there is more optimism than ever on reaching a deal to delineate the country's maritime border with Israel via U.S. mediation, according to a tweet from the ministry's account.

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UN Body Says Violence Against Syrians in Lebanon on the Rise

Discrimination and violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon has soared in recent weeks as the country grapples with high food prices and shortages, the UN refugee agency told the Associated Press on Friday. “We have seen tensions between Lebanese and Syrians at bakeries across the country,” United Nations High Commissioner…

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Saudi Crown Prince, Macron Discuss Energy, Iran Nuclear Deal, Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a working dinner at the Elysée Palace on Thursday, during which they discussed bilateral relations and areas of existing partnership. They also touched on opportunities for developing cooperation and reviewed the latest developments in the Middle East and…

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Lebanon’s Army Chief Vows to Safeguard Security

Lebanon’s Army Chief vowed on Friday to safeguard the country’s security saying the military will never let “sedition and chaos infiltrate the internal arena.” “We will never allow security to be shaken, we will never let sedition and chaos find a way into our internal arena, in the hope that…

Reuters

As Lebanese staple runs short, tempers flare at bakeries

Mohamed Abu Khodr had been waiting for hours outside a Beirut bakery in hopes of buying two bags of subsidised bread he needs to feed his family. But there was no sign of the doors opening for him or the dozens of other people outside.

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Silos at Blast-Hit Beirut Port at Risk of Collapse, Warns PM

Grain silos at Beirut's blast-hit port are at risk of collapsing after a fire this month, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Wednesday, a week before the explosion's second anniversary. "The northern group of silos are now in danger of falling," Najib Mikati announced in a statement that said the silos…

The Independent UK

Minister: Lebanon to build new silos to ease wheat crisis

Cash-strapped Lebanon plans to build two new grain silos to fight its food security crisis for millions living in poverty

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