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Fuel prices in<\/strong> Lebanon are set to skyrocket <\/strong>after the government decided to cut back on subsidies as it looks to solve a worsening gas shortage and protect its dwindling foreign reserves amid an ongoing economic and financial crisis, the Associated Press<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Israel will ease trade and fishing restrictions in the Gaza strip<\/strong>, it announced Thursday, following a tightening of the bans since the 11-days of violence against Palestine in May, Reuters<\/a> reports. Israel allowed on Monday a limited resumption of commercial exports from Gaza, after expanding the fishing zone in the strip and approving the import of raw materials for essential civilian factories on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fuel prices in Lebanon are set to skyrocket after the government decided to cut back on subsidies as it looks to solve a worsening gas shortage and protect its dwindling foreign reserves amid an ongoing economic and financial crisis, the Associated Press reports. 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