Previously, Pyongyang already slammed a proposed US naval blockade saying such measures will be regarded as “a declaration of war.” The DPRK has warned that possible enforcement of the naval blockade by the US will lead to “merciless self-defensive” measures, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reports, citing a foreign ...
The Lebanese Cabinet on Thursday approved granting licenses for oil exploration and excavation in the offshore blocks 5 and 9. According to al-Akhbar newspaper, Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil had agreed with the firms that excavation should begin in 2019. Block 5 lies off Lebanon’s northern coast while block 9 ...
