Rafic Hariri International Airport

Un avion de la Middle East Airlines (MEA) s'apprête à atterrir à l'aéroport international de Beyrouth le 3 octobre 2024

2 min

Levant & Turkey

Lebanon bars Iranian planes from landing after Israeli warning

In response to the US relaying 'serious' warnings about a possible bombing of Beirut airport, the Lebanese authorities have blocked Iranian flights from coming in to the Beirut airport

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Lebanese caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transportation Ali Hamieh, center, speaks during a press conference at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon

2 min

Levant & Turkey

Lebanese minister slams report of Hezbollah storing weapons in Beirut airport

Journalists are welcome to tour 'all areas of the airport... we have nothing to hide'

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Cars pass by the terminal of Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Hezbollah storing large quantities of weapons in Beirut airport - report

Explosives, anti-tank guided missiles, and ballistic missiles are allegedly stashed in the international airport

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A Pakistan International Airlines plane taxies before take-off from Karachi International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 21, 2010.

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Levant & Turkey

Pakistan sends food, Covid supplies to crisis-struck Lebanon

Pakistan says the delivery was made 'to express its solidarity with the Lebanese people'

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