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Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal: terms and concerns — Naharnet

– What are the terms? –

Negotiations between the neighboring countries, which are still technically at war, had suffered repeated setbacks since their launch in 2020.

But they gained momentum in recent weeks with both sides eyeing revenue from potentially rich Mediterranean gas fields.

Lebanon, which is in deep financial crisis but cannot count on gas alone to bail it out, and Israel said they agreed on the terms of the U.S.-mediated deal this week.

The text of the agreement sent to both countries by U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein said it “establishes a permanent and equitable resolution of their maritime dispute”, according to a copy seen by AFP.

It will go into force as soon as the U.S. sends a notice confirming it has received from Lebanon and Israel their separate approvals, the deal says.

Lebanon and Israel will then deposit maritime border coordinates with the United Nations — in a move that will override 2011 submissions by both countries.

Under the agreed coordinates, Israel has full and undisputed rights over the Karish gas field which is expected to start gas production within weeks.

Lebanon will have full rights to operate and explore the so-called Qana or Sidon reservoir, parts of which fall in Israel’s territorial waters.

But “Israel will be remunerated” by the firm operating Qana “for its rights to any potential deposits”, according to the text of the agreement.

Israeli critics of the deal, including the conservative Kohelet Policy Forum, have challenged the Qana provision in court, demanding a national referendum before Israel relinquishes “sovereign territory.”

Source: Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal: terms and concerns — Naharnet

Moscow men ambushed and drafted near subway stations. Draft office denies these reports. — Meduza

Journalists and human-rights activists are reporting that police officers have stopped and questioned men near Moscow metro stations, collected their data, and handed them draft letters.

Source: Moscow men ambushed and drafted near subway stations. Draft office denies these reports. — Meduza

A time of Age

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A time of Age
a bomb

In the wind your cool adage
upon dusk 
the sorrow of your dying light

In the specks of falling dust 
your power, your might

Into their lungs, they inhaled it
Covet it
In copies and repetitions
They hate you, but you’re their religion

The sincerity of a pounding waterfall
The realization at dawn

You are the spawn
of the soul
you’re bold
your story told
the stories so old

In their reflection
they’ve totally forgotten.

january 2021


Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

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W. Kamau Bell + Aithal Books + Farm Vids + Pod: Grow w Miss Bekah

Happiness Between Tails by da-AL

https://anchor.fm/s/622e2888/podcast/rss

Click H-E-R-E for my new podcast page at AnchorFM. This week’s audio show is Writing/Cleaning + Miss Bekah’s Growth/Change, which you can also read the blog post for.

At the Happiness Between Tails podcast page, you’ll also find links to subscribe, hear, and share it via most any platform, from Spotify and Apple Podcasts, to Google Podcasts and Pocket Casts, along with RadioPublic and Castbox and Stitcher and more, plus an RSS feed. The full list of 50+ places is at LinkTree.

Ever feel like you’re swimming through molasses? Last week, I had a headachy cold that kept me up nights and too tired to write more than a little. Recording my audiobook had to wait until my voice wasn’t scratchy, drippy, and stuffy.

It was my first cold since the pandemic. How weird to think, “at least it wasn’t Covid again.” This week…

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10 Best B2B Sales Strategies to Win More Clients

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For a person to get information about products and services they wish to avail, they can easily get it through various platforms such as social media, news and search engines. They don’t need salespeople to approach them and provide their recommendations because they already got the information they need beforehand.

Because of this fact, it is not enough for businesses to say to buyers that they are offering the best product or service in the market. You have to prove it to them, so they purchase from you.

So, what can you do to counter this trend? Here are 10 B2B sale strategies that we believe will help you get more clients:

1. Do Your Research

Before engaging in any business, you need to make sure that you know your market and what sales strategies are being used by your competition. This information can help you plan the best strategies…

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