A UNIFIL vehicle on patrol Monday on the road to Naqoura, in southern Lebanon. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
It is often said that the devil is in the details. However, Lebanon remains optimistic that an agreement on the demarcation of its maritime border with Israel is on its way. This agreement should allow the two countries to move forward with the exploitation of large gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean.“The remaining details and hidden devils are minimal,” said Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab Monday. Bou Saab is the person tasked by President Michel Aoun to oversee the negotiations.Monday saw the presidential palace in Baabda buzzing with activity as two meetings convened to discuss the proposal of US mediator Amos Hochstein, delivered to Lebanon on Sunday via the US ambassador in Beirut, Dorothy Shea. Read more: Will Lebanon's oil and gas gamble pay off? The text provides for the area granted to Beirut to be delimited...
It is often said that the devil is in the details. However, Lebanon remains optimistic that an agreement on the demarcation of its maritime border with Israel is on its way. This agreement should allow the two countries to move forward with the exploitation of large gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean.“The remaining details and hidden devils are minimal,” said Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab Monday. Bou Saab is the person tasked by President Michel Aoun to oversee the negotiations.Monday saw the presidential palace in Baabda buzzing with activity as two meetings convened to discuss the proposal of US mediator Amos Hochstein, delivered to Lebanon on Sunday via the US ambassador in Beirut, Dorothy Shea. Read more: Will Lebanon's oil and gas gamble pay off? The text provides for the area granted to Beirut to be...
