Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday that Syrian rebels were preventing inspectors for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from reaching the town of Douma, the RIA news agency reported.
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Russia says Syrian rebels preventing inspectors from reaching Douma: RIA
Russia says Syrian rebels preventing inspectors from reaching Douma: RIA
Lebanon to sign gas exploration deal on Friday, cabinet says
Lebanon will sign a gas exploration deal with a consortium comprising QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies and Italy's Eni in the country's Block 8 offshore area, the Lebanese cabinet said on Thursday.
In 2023, Lebanon granted a license to conduct seismic studies on Block 8 to Bright Skies and GeoX.
Lebanon hopes gas and oil discoveries will help it to reverse a crippling economic crisis that has cost the local currency more than 98% of its value, eroded the country's foreign reserves and caused rolling blackouts across towns and cities.
In 2023, Lebanon granted a license to conduct seismic studies on Block 8 to Bright Skies and GeoX.
Lebanon hopes gas and oil discoveries will help it to reverse a crippling economic crisis that has cost the local currency more than 98% of its value, eroded the country's foreign reserves and caused rolling blackouts across towns and cities.
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