Lebanon launched on Thursday the long-awaited exploratory drilling for offshore oil and gas, ten months after a landmark maritime deal between Beirut and the occupation regime. Exploration drilling has begun on offshore Block 9 located in the south of Lebanon’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad announced ...
Israeli occupation on Wednesday ramped up arrest campaign against Palestinians in the West Bank, amid failure to quell acts of resistance across the occupied territories. Al-Manar correspondent in the West Bank Deeb Hourani reported that the Israeli occupation forces arrested 50 Palestinians between Tuesday and Wednesday across Al-Khalil, Jenin, Nablus, and ...