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WEBEuropean countries scramble to offer citizens flights from Lebanon . Charter flights requested, though officials say this does not represent a full-scale evacuation
US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
WEBAug 14, 2024 · US envoy Amos Hochstein is visiting Lebanon to renew a diplomatic push aimed at preventing a wider regional war and a large-scale retaliation against Israel by Iran and Hezbollah.
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
WEBMar 20, 2023 · New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic crisis Terminal 2 at Rafik Hariri airport will cater for charter and low-cost flights, caretaker minister says The National
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
WEBFeb 16, 2023 · A demonstrator gestures near a bank, set on fire, during a protest organized by Depositors' Outcry, a group campaigning for angry depositors, against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals and deteriorating economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon February 16, 2023.
‘Exactly like the Mafia’: tangled inner workings of Beirut port could ...
WEBSep 6, 2020 · Some parties are more involved than others. A source close to the investigation into the explosion said that the Shiite Muslim party Amal has the most influence in Beirut's port, where 70 per cent of all 3,000 employees are Shiite. Amal is an ally of Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful Shiite group.
Lebanon's state electricity company runs out of fuel, sparking …
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Lebanon's state electricity company (EDL) announced on Saturday that it could no longer supply power after its last operational power plant exhausted its fuel reserves. The company said the situation would affect “essential facilities such as the airport, port, water pumps, sewage systems, and prisons.”
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Police and residents gather outside the burnt restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
Surge in demand for flights out of Lebanon amid fears of wider …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · News. MENA. Surge in demand for flights out of Lebanon amid fears of wider war with Israel. Foreign nationals seek flights out as ticket prices soar. Nada Maucourant Atallah. Beirut. August 05, 2024. Listen In English. Listen In Arabic. Copy link; Share on X; Share on Facebook; Share on LinkedIn;
Lebanon inflation rate increases 189% in first 11 months
WEBDec 26, 2022 · Lebanon inflation rate increases 189% in first 11 months The country's Consumer Price Index in November surged to 142.4%, with the cost of water, electricity, gas and other fuels rising more than four times
Lebanon’s business conditions hit seven-month high amid rise in …
WEBApr 5, 2023 · A supermarket in Beirut. Lebanon's Blom purchasing managers’ index, a measure of the strength of its private sector, rose to 49.7 in March, from 48.8 in February. Getty