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WEB'They don't deserve this nightmare': Cancelled flights leave Lebanese stuck at Beirut airport. Long queues and inflated prices for the few tickets available as smoke billows from air strikes nearby
US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Back-channel diplomacy has faced major hurdles in the wake of Mr Shukr's killing with growing frustration from Hezbollah's side. The commander's death shocked Lebanon, as the government publicly said it had received foreign assurances that Israel would not attack Beirut's suburbs.
Lebanon's business conditions hit four-month high in February
WEBMar 3, 2023 · Business conditions in Lebanon’s private sector improved in February to a four-month high, indicating a slower pace of deterioration, amid a relative increase in new orders and output.
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 20, 2023 · Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport will get a second terminal. Photo: AFP. Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation.
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · Frustrated Lebanese protesters caused damage at banks in Beirut on Thursday as Lebanon’s commercial banking institutions marked the 10th day of their strike. Protesters broke several windows and doors of at least five banks in the Badaro area of the city and set fire to tires outside.
Missing eyes, gruesome wounds: Lebanese hospitals inundated …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Missing eyes, gruesome wounds: Lebanese hospitals inundated with injured after pager attack. Woman tells of harrowing scenes on wards after unprecedented mystery explosions. Nada Maucourant Atallah. Beirut. September 17, 2024.
‘Exactly like the Mafia’: tangled inner workings of Beirut port could ...
WEBSep 6, 2020 · But amid the flurry of activity to make the port safe, many are wondering who will restore its infrastructure and the devastated districts around it. A World Bank report estimated the damage to Lebanon’s transport sector and port alone at between $580 million and $710 million.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 30, 2024 · At least nine people died and two were injured due to an explosion caused by a gas leak in a Beirut restaurant on Tuesday, Lebanese authorities said. The explosion happened at the Pizza Secrets restaurant in central Beirut, with the victims dying of suffocation from fumes, the city's fire department said.
Surge in demand for flights out of Lebanon amid fears of wider …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · As foreign nationals, including visitors and people working for embassies and international companies, sought to leave Beirut, they found outbound airline tickets in short supply. Emirates, Etihad, Flydubai and Turkish Airlines are among the airlines still flying out of …
Beirut airport arrests Lebanese man carrying 11kg of cocaine after …
WEBApr 27, 2021 · Security officials at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport arrested a Lebanese national carrying 11 kilograms of cocaine on Tuesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.