Posted By
Fred
Jul 11, 2019 02:14
A lot of low-cost airlines have been recently expressing interest in Beirut, to be added to their destinations. The latest of these is Ryanair, the Irish airlines which has been booming during the last few years in Europe, despite much criticism regarding its services. Lebanon will be its 38th country of destination. 3 trips a week are scheduled on board of the Boeing 737 between Paphos and Beirut starting October 30, 2019. The distance to…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 22, 2019 10:35
A decree was issued by the General Security recently cancelling the process of filling pink/white cards for foreign passengers at Beirut Rafic Hariri's airport. Passengers had to fill out by hand on a tiny paper details related to their trip including their passport number, place of stay of Lebanon causing congestion amid a last-minute scramble for pens and figuring out what to fill exactly. Several reforms are expected to be implemented to accelerate security procedures…
Information
5 years ago
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Automotive
5 years ago
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Beirut
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Lebanon
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Opinions/critiques
5 years ago
A Beirut-based research consultancy firm published statistics for the year 2019 regarding the number of Lebanese leaving the country for good, and over 57,000 Lebanese are expected to leave the country by end of 2019, ...
Lebanon
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Critiques
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Lebanon
5 years ago
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