Posts tagged with "Amos Hochstein"

Lebanon

Israel, Lebanon finalize maritime demarcation deal without mutual recognition; Hezbollah mobilization to end

October 28th, 20220 BEIRUT — Lebanese and Israeli leaders finalized a U.S.-brokered maritime demarcation deal on Thursday, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states as they eye offshore energy exploration. Leaders from Lebanon, Israel and the U.S. have all hailed the deal as "historic" but the possibility of a wider diplomatic...

Lebanon

Looped in “line by line”, Hezbollah shows pragmatic side in Lebanon-Israel deal

October 24th, 20220 Before Lebanon's government approved a U.S.-brokered deal settling a decades-long maritime boundary dispute with Israel, the powerful Hezbollah had scrutinized the final draft line by line and given a crucial nod of acceptance. Branded a "terrorist group" by Washington and a sworn enemy of Israel, the Iran-backed Hezbollah was certainly...

World

U.S. envoy in Lebanon next week with maritime deal to sign

October 19th, 20220 BEIRUT — U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein will be in Beirut next week, carrying a copy of the maritime agreement with Israel for Lebanese officials to sign, Lebanese negotiator Elias Bou Saab told Reuters on Wednesday. The deal — hailed by all three parties as a historic achievement — marks a diplomatic departure from decades...

Lebanon

Lebanon-Israel maritime talks to conclude in “days”, official says

September 13th, 20220 Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel that could help allocate oil and gas resources are close to concluding after around two years of negotiations, a top Lebanese security official told Reuters on Tuesday. "We're talking about weeks — actually, days — to finish the delineation issue," the head of Lebanon's General...