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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,...
Hezbollah's threats of violence and overthrow will not be allowed to succeed. The era in which a terrorist group held an entire nation hostage is coming to an end."
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AGRICULTURE
Resort activities keep endangered turtles out of Al-Mansouri Beach
In Al-Mansouri Beach moon beams have lost their bright glow as the “projector beams” at one end of the sandy stretch pierces the darkness and glares at the marine...
Health
Lebanese exports worth $10 billion lost due to Syrian war
Lebanon’s exports have diminished by $10 billion in the last five years due to the Syrian war, said Caretaker Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan.
Hassan made these comments in an event held in Baalbeck last week that was aimed at discussing the economic challenges facing the country.
Following the closure of the Nasib border on April...
ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY
Gaza gas field: The hidden agenda of Israel
Gaza could be rich. Rich of its offshore gas reserve as the Eastern Mediterranean has emerged as a pivotal region for natural gas discoveries...
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
Lebanon: Electricity plan needs a clear majority
Is the recovery for Lebanese electricity sector ailing for thirty years, finally in sight? Lebanese parliament is now ready...
