Lebanon, Iran sign a $50 energy MOU

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The cabinet which is dominated by the Hezbollah-led March 8 coalition approved in its Wednesday session the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Lebanon and Iran’s energy ministries.

“The cabinet approved the signing of an MoU between the Lebanese and Iranian energy ministries and granted a license for the Council of Development and Reconstruction to rehabilitate the Rachayya road,” Information Minister Walid Daouq told reporters.

The MOU includes “a cooperation agreement in the field of energy worth $50 million,” Al-Manar television reported.

He also quoted President Michel Sleiman as saying the new cabinet will be focusing on people’s daily needs

“Suleiman reiterated that the people’s daily needs, fighting unjustified inflation and making administrative appointments are the main issues that need to be tackled ,” the information minister added.

He also said that during the session, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel commented on the assault of a Maronite delegation and a media crew in the Jbeil town of Lasa, saying that “the issue is in the process of being resolved.”

Daouk added that the next cabinet session will take place on August 2.

The town of Lassa in the Jbeil district which is predominantly Shiite has been transformed into a Hezbollah military base, informed sources told al-Joumhourya newspaper on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, a team from MTV was planning to shoot a news report in Lassa ( where a Maronite delegation was assaulted and prevented from surveying a piece of land belonging to the Maronite Patriarchate last week) when Hezbollah gunmen broke their cameras and prevented the team from carrying out its task.

The director of political programs at MTV Ghayyath Yazbek said that this was not the first time that a crew from MTV was being assaulted by Hezbollah gunmen.

According to observers in signing such an agreement with Iran , Lebanon may be defying the UN sanctions against that country and could lead to penalties against Lebanon.

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19 responses to “Lebanon, Iran sign a $50 energy MOU”

  1. 316909 Avatar

    they probably already started building illegal houses on the land thats why they didnt want people to see it.

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    Anonymous

    they probably already started building illegal houses on the land thats why they didnt want people to see it.

  3. Crossed Avatar

    There’s no proof the men were from HA. Were those Estonians also taken by HA? No.
    Bad reporting.

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    Anonymous

    There’s no proof the men were from HA. Were those Estonians also taken by HA? No.
    Bad reporting.

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      Anonymous

      Bad reporting yes … but in it we see the reputation that Hezzy now has created for itself with what it does.

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        Anonymous

        Well this is an amateur reporter, so the repuation painted here might not be the most accurate. I for one do not believe in systemic corruption within HA.

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          Anonymous

          Good editors watch what reporters report … maybe the whole media is poopy.
          Well .. time will tell I suppose … although perhaps too late. Hopes are fading …
          Again .. as my Armenian friend likes to say … “The fish stinks from the head.”

  5. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    How much would it have cost to build another power-station (needed) which uses the gas from Jordan (Egypt), instead of running power-lines to Iran? Where is the ‘Energy Report’ comparing the costs? If Lebanon gets it’s own gas from drilling in the Med, what will it cost in future? How safe are nuclear facilities in Iran?
    DO THE PEOPLE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS ?? Besides their taxes …

    And we see where ‘administrative appointments’ are taking us …

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    Anonymous

    How much would it have cost to build another power-station (needed) which uses the gas from Jordan, instead of running power-lines to Iran? Where is the ‘Energy Report’ comparing the costs? If Lebanon gets it’s own gas from drilling in the Med, what will it cost in future? How safe are nuclear facilities in Iran?
    DO THE PEOPLE HAVE ANY INPUT ON THIS ?? Besides their taxes …

  7. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    this is reminding me of the 3 billion or so that the satanic persian state announced to give in aid to Bashaar Assad last week.
     
    i hope their money runs out and they get eaten by the dogs/monsters they are feeding now.

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    Anonymous

    this is reminding me of the 3 billion or so that the satanic persian state announced to give in aid to Bashaar Assad last week.
     
    i hope their money runs out and they get eaten by the dogs/monsters they are feeding now.

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    leb_expatriate

    Iran appears to be spending big abroad while ignoring the needs of its own populace. Hopefully the Iranian public will wake up soon to reclaim their hijacked government and the funds that it is squandering abroad. This will also lead to other favourable outcomes like the demise of HA and its ever threatening arms.

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    Anonymous

    Iran appears to be spending big abroad while ignoring the needs of its own populace. Hopefully the Iranian public will wake up soon to reclaim their hijacked government and the funds that it is squandering abroad. This will also lead to other favourable outcomes like the demise of HA and its ever threatening arms.

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    Anonymous

    Iran appears to be spending big abroad while ignoring the needs of its own populace. Hopefully the Iranian public will wake up soon to reclaim their hijacked government and the funds that it is squandering abroad. This will also lead to other favourable outcomes like the demise of HA and its ever threatening arms.

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