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Pagers, Walkie-Talkies Banned On Flights From Lebanon After Deadly Blasts
Lebanon has banned walkie-talkies and pagers from flights departing Beirut airport. The decision, announced on Thursday, was made after walkie-talkies and pagers, reportedly used by Hezbollah members, detonated in a deadly attack.
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Lufthansa Extends Beirut Flight Suspension Amid High Middle East Tensions
German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it was extending a suspension of flights to Beirut until September 30 and to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2 with regional tensions still high.
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Air France, Transavia Extend Beirut Flight Suspension Amid Mideast Tensions
The resumption of flights to Lebanon's capital, which have been halted since July 29, "will be subject to a new assessment of the local situation," the airline told AFP.
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Lebanon Airport Flights Cancelled Or Delayed Amid Israeli Attack Fears
Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers.
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Egypt Moves "Dangerous Materials" From Airports After Chemical Explosion In Beirut
Egypt's civil aviation ministry said that after Lebanon's massive explosion last week it was moving "dangerous materials" held at airports nationwide to more secure locations.
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Ex-Nissan Boss Ghosn Says He Is In Lebanon, Denies Fleeing Justice In Japan
Ghosn was released from prison in March on a $9 million bail, among the highest-ever paid in Japan, after the court rejected an appeal by prosecutors to keep him in jail.
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Buses Carrying 450 Evacuees From Syria Cross To Turkey, Lebanon
Buses and ambulances carrying around 450 fighters and civilians evacuated from two besieged areas in Syria have crossed into Turkey and Lebanon, sources at the border crossings said.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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Saudi Prince Held in Record Beirut Airport Drug Bust: Security Source
A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said.
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20 Jihadists Killed in Failed East Syria Airport Attack: Monitor
At least 20 Islamist State (IS) group members were killed in the second failed jihadist bid in a month to take over an air base in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said on Sunday.
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Pagers, Walkie-Talkies Banned On Flights From Lebanon After Deadly Blasts
Lebanon has banned walkie-talkies and pagers from flights departing Beirut airport. The decision, announced on Thursday, was made after walkie-talkies and pagers, reportedly used by Hezbollah members, detonated in a deadly attack.
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Lufthansa Extends Beirut Flight Suspension Amid High Middle East Tensions
German airline giant Lufthansa said Friday it was extending a suspension of flights to Beirut until September 30 and to Tel Aviv and Tehran until September 2 with regional tensions still high.
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Air France, Transavia Extend Beirut Flight Suspension Amid Mideast Tensions
The resumption of flights to Lebanon's capital, which have been halted since July 29, "will be subject to a new assessment of the local situation," the airline told AFP.
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Lebanon Airport Flights Cancelled Or Delayed Amid Israeli Attack Fears
Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers.
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Egypt Moves "Dangerous Materials" From Airports After Chemical Explosion In Beirut
Egypt's civil aviation ministry said that after Lebanon's massive explosion last week it was moving "dangerous materials" held at airports nationwide to more secure locations.
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Ex-Nissan Boss Ghosn Says He Is In Lebanon, Denies Fleeing Justice In Japan
Ghosn was released from prison in March on a $9 million bail, among the highest-ever paid in Japan, after the court rejected an appeal by prosecutors to keep him in jail.
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Buses Carrying 450 Evacuees From Syria Cross To Turkey, Lebanon
Buses and ambulances carrying around 450 fighters and civilians evacuated from two besieged areas in Syria have crossed into Turkey and Lebanon, sources at the border crossings said.
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Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
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Saudi Prince Held in Record Beirut Airport Drug Bust: Security Source
A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said.
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20 Jihadists Killed in Failed East Syria Airport Attack: Monitor
At least 20 Islamist State (IS) group members were killed in the second failed jihadist bid in a month to take over an air base in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said on Sunday.
