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WEB'They don't deserve this nightmare': Cancelled flights leave Lebanese stuck at Beirut airport. Long queues and inflated prices for the few tickets available as smoke billows from air strikes nearby
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport will get a second terminal. Photo: AFP. Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.
US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Back-channel diplomacy has faced major hurdles in the wake of Mr Shukr's killing with growing frustration from Hezbollah's side. The commander's death shocked Lebanon, as the government publicly said it had received foreign assurances that Israel would not attack Beirut's suburbs.
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WEBMENA Today. The must read newsletter for the region. King Charles III bids farewell to Japan's Emperor Naruhito as state visit ends. King Charles and Queen Camilla met Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at Buckingham Palace to say goodbye at the end of their three-day state visit.
US Beirut embassy shooting highlights regional security issues for ...
WEBJun 5, 2024 · The US embassy in Lebanon was closed on Wednesday after a possible ISIS shooting outside its heavily fortified entrance, an attack that highlighted America's troubled diplomatic presence in Beirut and underscored security risks to US personnel in the region.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 30, 2024 · At least nine people died and two were injured due to an explosion caused by a gas leak in a Beirut restaurant on Tuesday, Lebanese authorities said. The explosion happened at the Pizza Secrets restaurant in central Beirut, with the victims dying of suffocation from fumes, the city's fire department said.
‘Allo, Beirut?’ exhibition reconnects to forgotten past of Lebanon’s ...
WEBNov 25, 2022 · Visitors to Allo, Beirut? are encouraged to imagine how they would redesign the capital in the period immediately after the Lebanese Civil War
What were the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings? | The National
WEBMar 23, 2023 · The deadly 1983 Beirut barracks bombings came in the middle of the 15-year civil war in Lebanon and targeted American and French military personnel who were in the country as part of a four-nation peacekeeping force.
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · Frustrated Lebanese protesters caused damage at banks in Beirut on Thursday as Lebanon’s commercial banking institutions marked the 10th day of their strike. Protesters broke several windows and doors of at least five banks in the Badaro area of the city and set fire to tires outside.
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WEBRelentless Israeli bombings turn Beirut's Dahieh into ghost town; US would not support Israel in striking Iran nuclear sites, Biden says; How Iran became embroiled in Hezbollah's war with Israel; Comment: Iranian politicians rallying around the …