'We hope that Lebanon will become an oil state,' says Beirut's energy minister, as country looks to potential fruit of border agreement with Israel to get it out of its deep crisis
Mutual interest in offshore natural gas fields could help stave off conflict but won't have broader political clout of Abraham Accords, may not even give Lebanese financial relief
The agreement states that representatives of Israel and Lebanon are to meet at Naqoura, on the border between the countries, to finalize the agreement.