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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 keep our hands on the trigger to respond if targeted, and we will not remain silent regarding Israel should it decide to support Washington. Hezbollah is not required to intervene to assist us; we possess enough strength and resilience in the face of aggression to defend our land on our own. Furthermore, we will not agree to end the war and establish a ceasefire unless it includes Lebanon and opens the door to implementing the terms outlined in the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding."
Saeed Khatibzadeh
Iranian Vice-minister of Foreign AffairsBYTHEEAST's MUST WATCH
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ByTheEast: What have been the major transformations in maritime transport over the past 20 years?
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Environmental technology gains focus
Environmental
technology has received shot in the arm following the signing
of a $100 million financing deal between the European Bank...
