Lebanon asks Saudi Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Adds one Iran news agency denies targeted tanker is Iranian)
CAIRO, April 24 (Reuters) - Syria s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction of Lebanese waters.
The identity of the vessel was unclear, with Iran s al-Alam TV saying it was one of three Iranian oil tankers that had recently arrived at the Syrian oil terminal with supplies, while the semi-official news agency Tasnim denied it was Iranian.
Syria s coastal town of Baniyas houses a refinery, which along with another in Homs, covers a significant part of the country s demand for diesel, heating fuel, gasoline and other petroleum products, according to industry experts.
Fire extinguished on oil tanker off Syria after suspected drone attack reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pope Francis meets with Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad al-Hariri at the Vatican, April 22, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis promised Lebanon s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday that he would visit the country but only after political forces put aside differences for the good of the people.
The Vatican said Hariri, who will also meet with Italian leaders during a short visit, held talks with the pope for about 30 minutes.
Hariri told Lebanese television afterwards that the pope would visit but only once its fractious politicians were able to agree on a new government.