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...

“Historic agreement” struck between Lebanon, Israel in maritime dispute

October 12th, 20220 BEIRUT — Negotiators in recent talks between Lebanon and Israel over a maritime border dispute said this week a "historic" deal had been struck between the two countries. “Lebanon has obtained its full rights, and all of its remarks have been taken into account,” said Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab, who submitted the...