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Beirut may hit Israel with U.N. Chapter 7Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:45AMBEIRUT: Lebanon might be forced to file a complaint against Israel before the U.N. Security Council under Chapter 7, said the head of Parliament’s Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water Committee, saying the Jewish state’s proposed maritime borders infringe on 860 square kilometers of Lebanese waters.

Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound French vesselWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:44AMIsrael Navy soldiers on Tuesday intercepted a French yacht, the Dignite/Al Karama, which was sailing toward Gaza with the aim of breaching Israel's maritime blockade on the Palestinian enclave.

UAE- CTF conducts maritime exercise in Arabian GulfWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:13AMUAE- CTF conducts maritime exercise in Arabian Gulf

Stealing Israel's fuelTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:41PMLebanon and Israel are trying to resolve their maritime- border dispute peacefully -- for now. But the Hezbollah terrorists who control Lebanon are itching to turn it into a crisis that'll justify war -- if and when their patrons in Iran and Syria want it. At issue is an...

Coastguard takes Auckland MP through water safety pacesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09PMMarine safety was high on the agenda for Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye as she was taken through her paces on the Waitemata Harbour by Coastguard today.

Tampa Port Authority's governing board backs port director Richard WainioTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:18PMDespite a group's call for his ouster, Richard Wainio has impressed his bosses.

Bones found on Gaspé coast could be of 1847 shipwreck victimsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:40PMDescendants of Irish immigrants fleeing famine still consider area sacred

Murdoch 'humbled' but denies hacking responsibilityTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:44PMMedia tycoon Rupert Murdoch has described his appearance before a British parliamentary hearing on phone hacking as "the most humble day of my life".

Glass Earth bullish on Muirs Prospect findingsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:43PMJuly 20 (BusinessDesk) – NZAX-listed gold miner Glass Earth Gold Ltd. says it will plan a new drilling campaign based on “significant” results from surface channel sampling at its Muirs gold prospect, south of Tauranga.