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Lebanon, Syria, Egypt sign gas import agreement
Jun 22, 2022 00:19Lebanon, Syria and Egypt have agreed to ship 650 million cubic meters of natural gas per year from Egypt to Lebanon via Syria amid efforts by Lebanon to increase its electricity generation capacity and reduce blackouts that have crippled its economy in recent years.
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Hezbollah warns Lebanon could further slide into chaos if government formation delayed
Jun 20, 2022 10:36A high-ranking official from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has warned that the crisis-rocked Arab country could further descend into chaos and complete collapse unless a new government is formed.
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Saudi Arabia’s normalization with Israel poses direct threat to Lebanon: Senior Hezbollah official
Jun 14, 2022 01:20A senior official from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has censured Saudi Arabia’s back-channel attempts to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel, emphasizing that the establishment of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv regimes will constitute a direct threat to Lebanon.
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Lebanese protest Israel moving production vessel into offshore field to extract gas
Jun 12, 2022 02:05Hundreds of people, including several lawmakers, have held a protest rally in southern Lebanon after a vessel operated by a Greek company arrived at the Karish Gas Field in Lebanon’s territorial waters to extract gas for Israel.
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Israel deploys air missile systems in Tel Aviv, Haifa after Hezbollah leader's warning: Report
Jun 12, 2022 01:38The Israeli army has reportedly deployed air missile systems in Tel Aviv and Haifa following a warning by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement, that the resistance is “not afraid of war.”
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Hezbollah: All options on table to stop Israel from plundering Lebanon resources
Jun 10, 2022 02:43The Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement says the resistance would not remain “silent” in the face of the Israeli regime’s efforts to plunder the country’s maritime gas resources.
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Hezbollah says 'ready' to take action if Lebanon govt. confirms Israel violating country’s maritime rights
Jun 07, 2022 03:46A senior official of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says the movement is “ready” to take action if the government confirms that Israel is violating the maritime rights of the country after a gas drilling ship arrived in disputed Mediterranean waters to conduct hydrocarbon exploration for the regime of Israel.
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Lebanese defense chief demands intl. action against Israeli aggression in disputed waters
Jun 07, 2022 01:32Lebanese caretaker Defense Minister Brigadier General Maurice Sleem has called upon the international community and the United Nations to “move quickly and put an end to the renewed Israeli provocations,” after a gas drilling ship arrived in disputed waters in the Mediterranean Sea to conduct hydrocarbon exploration for Israel.
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PM Mikati: Israel encroaches on Lebanon's maritime wealth, provoking crisis
Jun 05, 2022 11:14Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says Israel is provoking crisis in disputed waters in the Mediterranean by encroaching on Lebanese resources and maritime wealth.
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Berri re-elected Lebanon's parliament speaker for seventh term
May 31, 2022 09:44Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday re-elected Nabih Berri as the country's parliament speaker for a seventh consecutive term after his candidature went largely unchallenged.