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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,...

Talking about any potential meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still premature. Lebanon is not seeking normalization with Israel, but rather achieving peace. This is not the first time Lebanon has engaged in direct negotiations with Israel."

Nawaf Salam

Lebanon's Prime Minister
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