Lebanon approves final version of maritime border deal with Israel: president

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Lebanon approves final version of maritime border deal with Israel: president

STORY: Lebanon approves final version of maritime border deal with Israel: president DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lebanese President Michel Aoun delivering a speech 2. various of UN ships and buildings STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced on Thursday Lebanon's approval of the final version of the agreement proposed by the U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to resolve a decades-long dispute over their maritime border in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, leaders of the two countries announced Tuesday. The deal, a copy of which was seen by Xinhua, allocates exploration and exploitation rights to the French energy giant Total at the contested Qana gas field. Under the deal, Qana would be located mostly within the Lebanese boundary but Total will share some revenues with Israel. The deal also confirms Israel's control of Karish, a gas fie

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