First Ukrainian grain shipment en route to Lebanon amidst food crisis

Ukraine claims a Syrian ship docked in Lebanon is carrying Ukrainian wheat and barley that was stolen by Russia and is being offering at a discount.
Sierra Leone-flagged cargo vessel Razoni sails along the Bosporus past Istanbul on Aug. 3, 2022, after being officially inspected.
Sierra Leone-flagged cargo vessel Razoni sails along the Bosporus past Istanbul on Aug. 3, 2022, after being officially inspected. - YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images
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A ship carrying Ukrainian grain received permission today to set sail to Lebanon, following the Turkish-brokered deal with Ukraine and Russia on grain exports. 

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain for Lebanon since the agreement left the port of Odesa on Aug. 1. It marked the first time a ship left Ukraine with grain for Lebanon since February, the Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon said in a statement. 

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