Lebanon Approves Border Demarcation Amid Dispute With Israel
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Lebanon’s parliament approved the demarcation of the country’s maritime border amid a dispute with Israel over the drilling for natural gas and oil in the Mediterranean Sea.
“We had to pass this law without delay, especially because Israel and Cyprus have started to drill for oil,” Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said today during the house session. Lebanon is expected to submit the law, which allows the country to define its exclusive economic zone and explore resources, to the United Nations.