Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 9, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 9, 2019
Lebanon PM, US diplomat talk offshore gas feud with Israel
Lebanon’s prime minister and a US diplomat are discussing a maritime border dispute with Israel, with both sides claiming areas with potentially lucrative offshore gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea.
Saad Hariri meets David Schenker, the US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, during the latter’s first visit to Lebanon since taking the post earlier this year.
Lebanon hopes to unleash offshore oil and gas production as it grapples with an economic crisis.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, meets with David Schenker, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— AP
