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Najib
Jan 31, 2025 12:10
There were few tweets today about an Iranian plane landing at Beirut's airport without being on the flight schedule, prompting the head of the Airport Security Brigadier General Fadi Kfouri, to forbid it from disembarking and force its pilot to leave the Lebanese airspace. While I was verifying the story, I came across a "Fact Check Lebanon" article on the NNA website, which clarified that the plane was on the flight schedule but didn't inform…
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Najib
Jan 30, 2025 11:14
Air France announced yesterday that it will resume flights to Beirut on February 13th with five weekly flights; its low-cost subsidiary airline, Transavia, will also resume its flights to Beirut three times a week. As for Emirates, it will relaunch its daily flights to Beirut & Baghdad on February 1st. Lufthansa and Swiss Air have not yet resumed flights to and from Beirut, citing security concerns.
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Najib
Jan 29, 2025 04:42
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam hasn't been able to form a cabinet yet due to disputes between the various political factions over few key ministries, including the finance ministry which was held in the past decade or more by Hezbollah and Amal. While Salam has denied all government formation rumours, he insisted on "forming a government that meets the aspirations of Lebanese citizens and addresses the urgent need for reform, adhering to the principles he previously…
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Najib
Jan 28, 2025 05:06
Hundreds of displaced Lebanese families accompanied by the Lebanese Army tried to return to their villages in the South, only to find scenes of massive destruction, villages laid to waste and Israeli troops still positioned in several border towns. Many civilians tried to defy the Israeli troops who fired back killing 22 Lebanese, including 6 women and a Lebanese Army soldier. Israel did not respect the deadline to withdraw completely from Lebanon on Sunday, and…
Baladi
1 year ago
Rafic Eid & Ihab Hakim made history this year by becoming the first Lebanese motorcyclists to compete at the Dakar race, and Rafic went even further to become the first Lebanese to complete the race. ...
Critiques
1 year ago
Judge Nawaf Salam secured more than two-thirds of the 128-member parliament to become prime minister, and is expected to form his cabinet this week. However and as always, there are complications that might cause a ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Lebanese basketball legend Fadi El Khatib was inducted today into the FIBA Hall of Fame alongside Spanish legend Pau Gasol, Dawn Staley, Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), Ratko Radovanovic and others. El Khatib is considered as ...
BeirutBlast
1 year ago
Judge Tarek Bitar resumed today his investigation into the 2020 Beirut Port explosion and charged 10 people including security, customs and military personnel, including Beirut Customs director Raymond el Khouri. Judge Bitar had been sidelined ...
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