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Najib
Mar 07, 2025 03:00
US President Donald Trump was joined by CMA CGM's French-Lebanese President Rodolphe Saadé in the Oval Office to announce a $20 billion investment in America's shipping and logistics sector. The investment, according to the French-based giant, includes the expansion of container ports and the creation of an air cargo hub in Chicago, supported by five new Boeing 777 freighters flown by American pilots. This initiative is expected to help generate approximately 10,000 new jobs. CMA…
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Najib
Mar 07, 2025 02:42
Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, inaugurated the first digital gates at Beirut's airport today as part of a project aimed at enhancing aviation security and streamlining procedures. This initiative is a joint donation from the German Federal Police and the Danish Embassy through the International Organization for Migration, and it consists of three phases: - Installation of security gates for boarding. - Installation of retractable queue barriers. - Installation of pre-boarding and…
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Najib
Mar 06, 2025 11:32
The Syrian authorities announced today the arrest of Major General Ibrahim Huwaija, the former head of General Intelligence in Syria, who is accused of hundreds of assassinations during the Assad era, including overseeing the assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the founder and leader of the Progressive Socialist Party in Lebanon. On March 16 1977, Jumblatt was killed with his driver and a bodyguard on the road between Beirut and his family palace in the Druze Muslim…
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Najib
Mar 06, 2025 02:58
The first Test Cybertruck to land in Lebanon arrived in December 2024, but there appear to be at least two others, with the latest one spotted driving around the old Byblos souks. It comes as no surprise to see Cybertrucks in Lebanon, although I'm not sure they'd be pleasant to drive around in Beirut's tight city streets. I've ridden in a Cybertruck outside of Lebanon, and it's an impressive car inside and out, even though…
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8 months ago
Update: it’s a campaign by Annahar Newspaper | جريدة النهار on the occasion of “International Women’s Day” to raise awareness about equality. قدرنا أن نقف، صفاً واحداً، خلف علمنا اللبناني الذي يحمل في خطيه الأحمرين ...
Lebanon
8 months ago
AirHelp, an organization specializing in air travel rights, has just released its annual airline rankings. Middle East Airlines ranked 98th out of 109 airlines. Airhelp ranks the world’s best-known airlines based on three metrics: on-time ...
Critiques
9 months ago
Last Friday, Lebanese authorities seized $2.5 million in cash from a passenger arriving from Turkey. The passenger, Mohammad Aref Hussein, admitted that he flew to a Turkish airport on Thursday night, where he met an ...
Lebanon
9 months ago
The new Minister of Education and Higher Education, Rima Karamé, issued a circular today for all public schools, institutes, and educational establishments, stating the following: – The Lebanese flag should be permanently raised on the ...
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