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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that talks this year between Israel and Lebanon over a long-disputed maritime boundary have made no progress.
“Earlier this year, the Israeli and Lebanese governments sought US assistance in mediating an agreement on their maritime boundary,” Mr Pompeo said in a statement released on Wednesday.
“Regrettably, despite goodwill on both sides, the parties remain far apart,” Mr Pompeo said.
Officials from the UN and US first called for negotiations over the disputed area of sea in 2011, after the US Geological Survey reported that sub-sea resources off the coast, known as the Levantine Basin, contained vast oil and gas resources.
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Ministry of Health’s scientific committee has recommended that flights from London to Beirut be suspended for a few days pending more information on the new strain of COVID-19 found in Britain.
The committee recommended that expatriates heading to Lebanon for the holidays change their route if they were traveling through London and commit to mandatory home quarantine for five days, after which they must take a PCR test.
The preventive measures were applied during the legislative session of parliament on Monday at the UNESCO palace instead of the parliament headquarters.
This is because the palace’s hall is more spacious, allowing for the application of social-distancing measures. In addition, members of parliament and the attendees wore face coverings throughout.
El Parlamento de Líbano aprueba un proyecto que allana el camino a una auditoría del Banco Central diariosigloxxi.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from diariosigloxxi.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.