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Dr. Frédéric Schneider: “The most exposed countries are Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Gaza and the West Bank”
ByTheEast: What are the short and medium-term threats to countries in North Africa and in the Middle East, regarding their fertilizer supply and food security?
Dr. Frédéric Schenider: In the coming two to three months, the most acute pressure is on fertiliser availability and prices for the spring and early summer planting seasons. Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Iraq all rely to varying degrees on Gulf-sourced urea and phosphate fertilisers,...
We want diplomacy, but we want it based on rights, national consensus, and strength. The Resistance today is firm, it is regaining its strength, and actively preparing to confront the enemy. Our regional standing is very comfortable, and Lebanon will be influenced by these new equations."
Hassan Fadlallah
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AGRICULTURE
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Health
Power barge traps Lebanese in pollution and electricity dilemma
It is only in the last month that Kesrouan (north of Beirut) started having access to electricity all round the clock ever since Lebanon saw the end of its Civil War. This was possible only thanks to the “temporary” power barge which was brought to provide power supply mainly in these areas. But this “temporary”...
ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
Gaza gas field: The hidden agenda of Israel
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LONG FORMAT
SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION
India-Jordan: $5 Billion for a Geopolitical Partnership
Jordan and India are forging a strong friendship. But what drives this strategic alliance between the two nations? In an era of shifting global...
Lebanon’s climb from ashes demands US$11 billion
Lebanon, a land steeped in history and resilience, finds itself at a pivotal moment. From October 8, 2023, to December 20, 2024, a brutal...
Lebanon: Beware of China’s appetite
Vultures are craving to strip the flesh from Lebanon's bones. The August 4, 2020 explosion of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in Lebanon port,...
Paul Tourret on investing in Lebanon: “The Chinese are not adventurers”
ByTheEast: What have been the major transformations in maritime transport over the past 20 years?
Paul Tourret: With regard to the maritime industry, its timeframe...
Lebanon Inc., With a little help from my friends
“Our house is burning and we are looking elsewhere,” the French President Jacques Chirac said, back in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in...
Rubens Hannun on Brazilian trade: “Closeness with Arab countries is strategic”
ByTheEast: The Câmara de Comércio Árabe-Brasileira (CCAB, Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce) was founded 67 years ago. Times were different then. What was its mission...
ARAB WORLD AND AROUND
Gilles Devers on Gaza: “The notion of ‘terrorism’ does not exist...
ByTheEast: As a legal advocate for political causes, could you clarify who you represent in Palestine?
Gilles Devers: I’m a...
