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Qatar airways prohibits pagers and walkie-talkies on Lebanon flights
Several airlines including Qatar on Thursday, September 19 prohibited travelers flying to and from Lebanon’s Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies. This decision has been in response to the…
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Lebanese Prosecutor-General sues Beirut port blasts investigator
Beirut: Lebanon’s Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oueidat has filed charges against the judge leading the investigation into the 2020 Port of Beirut blasts and released all the 17 suspects in connection with devastating explosions…
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Ex-Lebanese PM Hassan Diab charged in Beirut blast investigation
Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has been charged with homicide with probable intent over the devastating Port of Beirut explosions in 2020 that killed at least 218 people. Tarek Bitar,…
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Lebanese PM launches master plan for Beirut port reconstruction
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati launched on Friday a master plan for the reconstruction of the Beirut port which was devastated by two explosions in August 2020. The rebuilding of the…
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UNSC calls for normal functioning of govt in Lebanon
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for the normal functioning of government in Lebanon to carry out much-needed reforms and hold elections. In a statement on Friday, UNSC members…
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Half of Lebanon’s population at risk of food insecurity
Beirut: Around half of Lebanon’s population is at risk of food insecurity due to a lack of access to basic food needs amid the current economic crisis, Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan…
