Iranian Cargo Flight Denied Landing in Beirut Airport

It was reported earlier today that the Israeli Army sent a warning to a cargo flight coming from Iran not to land in Beirut Airport, and as a result the plane had to turn around. In the details, the Israeli Army had sent the warning to the Airport Command Center, which then refused to allow the Iranian 747 Cargo Plane to land in Beirut. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Transportation, Israel had threatened to…

UK Asks British Nationals to Leave Lebanon Now After Israeli Airstrike on Hezbollah HQ

The British Embassy in Beirut has issued a warning to all its nationals to leave Lebanon now by taking the next available flight. The statement came after Israel targeted Hezbollah HQ and its leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's suburbs. The embassy continued that they're working to secure seats for British nationals and encouraged them to register to receive the latest information. There are still no clear reports as for the whereabouts of Nasrallah.
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Qatar Airways To Prohibit Pagers & Walkie-talkies on Flights from Beirut

2 months ago
Qatar Airways tweeted today that it’s banning all passengers flying from Beirut to carry pagers or walkie-talkies, and that the restriction includes checked and carry-on luggages as well as cargo. Qatar’s flag carrier did not ...
Lebanon

Lufthansa Suspends All Flights to Beirut Till April 30

7 months ago
Last week, Swiss airline cancelled a flight to Beirut in mid-air due to security concerns, yet confirmed they are keeping their flights to Beirut while monitoring the situation very closely. Unfortunately, the Iran-Israel retaliations that ...
Lebanon

SWISS Cancels Flight to Beirut in Mid-Air Due to Security Concerns

7 months ago
A flight from Zurich to Beirut operated by Swiss International Air Lines got cancelled yesterday in mid-air due to security concerns in Lebanon. According to a Swiss site, “Swiss experts decided on Friday night to ...
Lebanon

An Old Lebanese Passport From 1945

9 months ago
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. ...
Lebanon

Saudi Arabia & Bahrain Urge Their Citizens To Leave Lebanon

1 year ago
Saudi Arabia was the first to issue a travel warning to Lebanon following the ongoing clashes at Ain el Helwe camp, followed by Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar. While Saudi Arabia & Bahrain urged their citizens ...
Lebanon

The Henley 2023 Passport Index: Lebanon Rank Improves From 2022

1 year ago
The Lebanese Passport is still ranked among the world’s weakest passports but it has been slightly improving since 2020. In fact, our passport ranked 94th this year out of 104 countries according to the Henley ...
Lebanon

Lebanon to Merge Paris Embassy’s HQ & Consulate Bldg

1 year ago
According to Annahar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Emigrants is set to announce next week the merger of Lebanon’s consulate building in Paris with the embassy’s headquarters. That said, the official address for the ...
History

Antonov Airplane Crash in 1977 Over Aramoun Lebanon

1 year ago
I came across this story from 1977 on LebanonArchives’ timeline and it was the first time I hear about it. An Antonov airplane departed from Varna carrying a crew of nine and tons of frozen ...
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