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网页Many questions surround what the Lebanese army, with its political restraints and limited military capacity, can do in a war between Hezbollah and Israel on Lebanese land. MENA. Relentless Israeli air strikes turn Beirut's Dahieh into ghost town. France opposes Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
New $122 million Beirut airport terminal planned amid economic …
网页2023年3月20日 · Lebanon's only international airport will build a $122 million new terminal, officials said on Monday, as economic crisis grips the nation. Once completed, Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will be operated by Irish airport company daa International, which will also manage Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Project.
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US envoy in Beirut faces major hurdles in efforts to prevent war
网页2024年8月14日 · 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.
At least nine dead in Beirut restaurant gas leak explosion
网页2024年4月30日 · 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.
US Beirut embassy shooting highlights regional security issues for ...
网页2024年6月5日 · The US embassy in Lebanon was closed on Wednesday after a possible ISIS shooting outside its heavily fortified entrance, an attack that highlighted America's troubled diplomatic presence in Beirut and underscored security risks to …
Lebanese protesters set fires and break windows at Beirut banks
网页2023年2月16日 · 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.
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网页Israel launches small military raids in Lebanon, US says. US to send thousands more troops to Middle East. Cancelled flights leave Lebanese stuck at Beirut airport. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed directs $100m in urgent relief to Lebanon. 'Hamas commander' killed in Lebanon worked for UN agency. US.
Who was Ali Karaki, Hezbollah senior commander and target of …
网页2024年9月23日 · Senior Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki was killed alongside the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah in an overnight strike on Beirut on Friday, the militant group said on Sunday.
Irish UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon after vehicles attacked
网页2022年12月15日 · A convoy of two (2) Armoured Utility Vehicles (AUVs) carrying eight (8) personnel travelling to Beirut came under small arms fire. Mr Coveney, who is in New York for a UN Security Council meeting, said he would meet Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday to discuss the incident.