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Road to Beirut airport blocked after Iranian plane banned
Protesters in Lebanon's capital clashed with security forces and blocked the road to the Beirut international airport after an Iranian plane was prevented from landing.
IDF says Iran smuggling cash to Hezbollah on civilian planes through Beirut airport
Military has passed information to US-led committee supervising Lebanon ceasefire, assesses some transfers succeeded, vows to 'use all tools at its disposal' to enforce agreement The post IDF says Iran smuggling cash to Hezbollah on civilian planes through Beirut airport appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Protest erupts at Beirut Airport road after Iranian Mahan Air flight prevented from landing (Video)
Footage emerged from a protest on Thursday evening on the airport road in Beirut following reports that a Mahan Air Iranian flight was prevented from landing in Beirut. The protest was sparked after the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority informed the Iranian airline that its flight could not land at Beirut International Airport.
Lebanon bars Iranian flight from landing in Beirut, sparking protests
The incident marks the latest in a series at the Beirut airport, which has been a key point of tension between Iran and people within Lebanon’s government who are cautiously distancing themselves from Iran’s influence.
Hezbollah supporters protest banning Iranian planes from landing in Beirut
Hezbollah supporters blocked the Beirut airport road and burned tires on Thursday to protest a decision barring two Iranian planes from landing in the Lebanese capital, state media and an airport official said.
Iraq Flights Coming under Heavy Inspections at Beirut Airport over Hezbollah Funds
Flights flying to Beirut from Iraq are coming under heavy security measures and thorough inspections at the Lebanese capital’s Rafik Hariri International Airport in search of any funds or assets that may be transferred to Hezbollah.
Iran denies cash transfer to Hezbollah via Beirut airport as Lebanon comes under global financial pressure
Ismail Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, dismissed on Monday claims that Iran provides funds to Hezbollah in Lebanon as Israeli-driven rumours
Exclusive—Hezbollah Reacts to Israeli Claim Iran Smuggles Funds at Airport
Hezbollah has told Newsweek it rejected the Israeli military's recent claims that an elite Iranian unit was illicitly using civilian flights at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport to transfer funds to the Lebanese group in the midst of a ceasefire.
Lebanon: Protest outside Beirut airport after denying landing to a plane carrying Lebanese from Iran
Hezbollah supporters burned tires during a protest outside the entrance to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Camera: Wael Hamzeh. Footage of the protest outside the entrance of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut.
Hezbollah supporters protest outside airport after Iranian plane barred from flying to Beirut
Hezbollah supporters on Thursday blocked some roads leading to Beirut's airport after an Iranian plane was not allowed to take off for Lebanon.The protesters also burned tires ourtside the airport's entrance and chanted slogans supportive of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
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Beirut Airport protests coincide with security developments and Israeli strikes
By bne Beirut Bureau Tensions have escalated in Beirut after demonstrators carrying Hezbollah flags blocked the main route to ...
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Beirut airport customs seize cocaine hidden in suitcase lining
LBCI has learned that Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport customs—passenger and duty-free section—seized a quantity ...
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Brazil postpones rescue mission in Lebanon
Beirut airport continues to operate for flights by the Lebanese company Middle East Airlines,” Itamaraty and the FAB exlained in a joint communiqué. Categories: Politics , Brazil , International ...