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Trade in urea and phosphate fertilizers has been severely disrupted by the conflict in the Persian Gulf, according to data analysed by the WTO Secretariat.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir held talks on regional developments, defense coordination, and broader security issues during Haykal’s three-day visit to Pakistan,...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army reported early Thursday that rockets launched from Lebanon landed near its troops deployed in southern Lebanon, simultaneously triggering warning sirens across communities in northern Israel.

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(MENAFN) The number of Lebanese army fatalities has increased to 30 after a soldier died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike months earlier, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared Tuesday that an Israeli military withdrawal from Lebanese soil would strip away the last remaining justification for armed groups operating outside state authority — his most direct public linkage...

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(MENAFN) Joseph Aoun said on Tuesday that a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory would help the state extend its authority across the country and remove the justification for any armed presence outside official state control,...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Rodolphe Haykal departed for Pakistan on Saturday on an official visit, as Israel presses on with military operations against Lebanon and Islamabad continues its high-stakes mediation between Tehran...

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(MENAFN) Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly condemned an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed three Lebanese soldiers, describing it as a “flagrant violation” of national sovereignty and international law, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly criticized an Israeli strike that killed three members of the Lebanese armed forces in southern Lebanon, describing the incident as a serious breach of Lebanese sovereignty and a...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned the deaths of three Lebanese soldiers in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, branding it a "flagrant violation" of the nation's sovereignty and international law. The Israeli...

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(MENAFN) The commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces has embarked on an official visit to Pakistan at a time of continued Israeli military activity in Lebanon and ongoing diplomatic engagement involving regional powers.

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(MENAFN) Rodolphe Haykal traveled to Pakistan on Saturday for an official visit amid ongoing Israeli military activity in Lebanon and broader diplomatic efforts involving regional actors, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The Israeli army announced Saturday the deaths of two of its servicemen during ongoing military operations in southern Lebanon — bringing the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the eruption of hostilities with Iran and Lebanon...

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Robert Staiger What is the economic value of the multilateral trading system embodied in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO)? As the trading system faces growing pressure from...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese army units moved into the southern town of Dibbine on Thursday after Israeli troops withdrew from the area, according to official reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese army forces have entered the southern town of Dibbine after Israeli troops withdrew from the area, according to reports citing Lebanese news agency.

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(MENAFN) A fourth round of US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up Wednesday in Washington, D.C., according to Lebanese sources who spoke to media.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon and Israel have reached an agreement to renew their fragile ceasefire and establish designated "pilot zones" granting the Lebanese Armed Forces exclusive territorial authority — with all non-state actors formally barred from those...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the Lebanese army deployed units to the Christian quarter of the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday and implemented security measures following an Israeli warning about alleged Hezbollah activity in the area.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon and Israel have reportedly agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire arrangement and introduce “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese Armed Forces would assume full territorial control, with all non-state armed groups excluded,...