"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Thursday, March 07, 2019

Bassil reinforces Lebanese sovereignty ahead of pipeline project- Daily Star

BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil warned other Mediterranean countries against encroaching on Lebanon’s maritime borders and resources as they prepare to begin a gas pipeline project.

The 2,000-kilometer pipeline project that will link Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy and carry natural gas is planned to link the Mediterranean gas resources to Europe. The $7 billion pipeline would start about 170 kilometers off Cyprus' southern coast and reach Otranto, Italy, via Crete and the Greek mainland.

It will have the capacity to carry up to 20 billion cubic meters of gas yearly.

According to a statement released Thursday by Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry, Bassil sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and the Italian, Cyprus and Greek foreign ministers.