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Jerusalem, Beirut Return to Mediterranean Talks

Israel and Lebanon will resume negotiations next week over the two neighboring nation’s mutual – and disputed – maritime border, Reuters reported on Thursday. The talks, begun late last year and brokered by the United States, stalled several months ago and have yet to continue under the Biden administration. The …

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Zarif Calls for Yemeni Cease-fire

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday visited Oman, where he met with Mohammed Abdul Salam, spokesman for the Houthi movement battling a Saudi-led coalition over control of Yemen. “The only solution for Yemen is the political one,” Zarif said, according to Tehran’s Foreign Ministry, stressing Iran’s “support for …

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Eilat-Ashkelon oil shipping route could cause irreversible damage – Gamliel

Gamliel noted that the Environmental Protection Ministry has been moving towards reducing its use of fossil fuels to “reduce air pollution and the resulting morbidity and mortality.” Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel spoke out Wednesday against a deal Israel made to increase oil transport from Eilat to Ashkelon. This binding …

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