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President Michel Aoun says any effort by Israelis to tap natural gas deposits in disputed waters would be an “aggressive action” A battle over Mediterranean waters rich in natural gas deposits bubbled up on Sunday when Lebanese President Michel Aoun warned Israel that trying to tap the offshore riches without first resolving a territorial dispute…

The country has managed to retain its status as a net supplier despite sanctions, the agriculture minister says Russia has reoriented its agricultural exports to countries that have not supported Western sanctions against Moscow, with 87% now going to those nations, the agricultural minister has said.