Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli is readying its port to temporarily replace that of Beirut and ensure urgently needed food deliveries, officials said Thursday, after the capital's harbour was ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon lawmakers back emergency powers assumed after deadly blast
Lebanon's parliament on Thursday approved a two-week state of emergency imposed by the government after last week's deadly port explosion that gives it legal authority to suppress resurgent protests. ( read original story ...)
Laos to mainstream disaster risk reduction into development plan
Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment will mainstream and incorporate disaster risk reduction into the ninth National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2021-2025) to minimise impacts, and promote ... ( read original story ...)
Israel halts West Bank annexation, agrees to normalization with UAE
Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Thursday to full normalization of relations, with Israel suspending its efforts to annex parts of the West Bank. ( read original story ...)
Israel and the UAE Strike ‘Historic’ Deal to Normalize Relations
Israel and the UAE Strike ‘Historic’... Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Security Brief. What’s on tap: Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalize relations, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is on the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel, UAE agree to normalise relations, with help from Trump
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced an agreement on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two states, a move that reshapes the order of Middle ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Announces UAE and Israel Peace Deal, First of Its Kind in Over 25 Years
The leaders of the U.S, UAE and Israel "spoke today and agreed to the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates," according to a joint statement by the three nations ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan Says Russia Has Provided Military Goods To Armenia Since Deadly Border Clashes
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed concern that Russia has provided military supplies to Armenia in the weeks following deadly clashes along the border between the two South Caucasus ... ( read original story ...)
BP-led H1 Azerbaijan production slips 8%
BP (BP -0.8%) says production at its projects in Azerbaijan fell 8% Y/Y to 498K bbl/day in H1 from 542K bbl/day in the same period of last year.The Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of fields in ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan’s foreign trade turnover hits $11.7bn in 2020
According to the statement, the value of exported goods amounted to 57.5 percent or $5.6 billion from the trade turnover, while the value of imported goods ... ( read original story ...)