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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Syrian Ship Carrying Suspected Stolen Ukrainian Grains Leaves Lebanon

Ukraine's ambassador to Lebanon, Ihor Ostash, gestures during a news conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Baabda, Lebanon August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

The Syrian ship carrying suspected stolen Ukrainian grain left Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli on Thursday and was on its way to Syria, Lebanon's caretaker transport minister Ali Hamie tweeted.

The Laodicea had docked in Tripoli on July 27 with some 5,000 tons of barley and 5,000 tons of flour that the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said had been plundered from Ukrainian stores by Russian authorities.

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