Lebanon and Israel are in the Levant Basin, where large subsea gas resources have been found since 2009. In June, a ship arrived in a region Lebanon considers part of the disputed zone to construct an Israeli-built offshore field. The territory in question, Karish, was entirely within its exclusive economic zone. BEIRUT: The US envoy, … Read more
Lebanon has been without a fully functional government since May. President Michel Aoun’s six-year term expires on Oct. 31, and leading lawmakers fear no replacement will be selected. An IMF agreement is regarded as the only path for Lebanon to recover from a financial disaster. Nabih Berri, the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament, said on Saturday … Read more
Nessrin, a Beirut blast survivor, hoped the ink on her finger would be a toe in the door of parliament for new politicians fighting corruption after voting in Lebanon’s elections on Sunday. The Karantina area of the capital, where she voted, was one of the hardest hit by the August 2020 explosion, which killed over … Read more
