Ryanair launch Paphos to Beirut route
Ryanair announced a new Paphos to Beirut route on Wednesday as part of the low cost carrier’s extended Paphos Winter 2019 schedule and a seat...
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Film review: Beirut ****
By Preston Wilder What happens in Beirut? People act “in ways that might be subject to a variety of legitimate interpretations,” explains someone at the...
Cyprus Airways launches Beirut flight
Larnaca-based Cyprus Airways launched its first flight to Beirut, the airline announced on Tuesday. The flight departed from Larnaca at 10.40am and landed in Beirut...
Palestinian stabs Israeli; anti-Trump protest flares in Beirut
A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem’s main bus station on Sunday, police said, and violence flared near the US Embassy in Beirut over...
Cobalt to launch Larnaca-Beirut flights from May 1
Cypriot airline Cobalt announced on Thursday the introduction of a new route to the company’s flight schedule, which connects Cyprus via direct flights to Beirut....
Documentary remembers the Greeks of Beirut
By Annette Chrysostomou Sixteen years ago, young George Eid made an oath to his dying Greek grandfather in Beirut: to find the roots of his...
Security forces lock down Beirut ahead of meeting, protest
By John Davison Lebanese security services locked down central Beirut on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of politicians aimed at discussing ways out of a...
Lebanese police raid prison after bomb attacks
By Laila Bassam Lebanese forces stormed the country’s largest prison on Monday where Islamist militants are detained, security sources said, as authorities searched for those...
Beirut flights diverted to Larnaca
Five flights destined for Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon were diverted to Larnaca International Airport on Tuesday night according to Hermes Airports spokesman Adamos Aspris. Aspris...
Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran Culture Centre (update 2)
A twin suicide bombing hit the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, killing at least four people and wounding...
Cyprus Airways’ customers have voted with their feet
By Nathan Morley So far, out of a desire not to spoil anyone’s Sunday, this column has avoided the subject of Cyprus Airways. However, as...
Syria talks in disarray before they begin
Syrian and international delegates arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday for peace talks that few believe can succeed as the three-year-old civil war and geopolitical acrimony it has brought show...
Beirut bomb kills anti-Assad Lebanese Former Minister, at least 4 others (update 2)
(R) – Former Lebanese Minister Mohamad Chatah, who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and four other people were killed in a massive bomb blast that...
Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel
By Laila Bassam and Dominic Evans Lebanon’s Shi’ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in...
Two blasts target Iranian embassy in Beirut, kill 23 (updated)
By Laila Bassam and Erika Solomon Two suicide bombings rocked Iran’s embassy compound in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian...
At least 22 people suspected of having polio in Syria – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay At least 22 people are suspected of having polio in Syria, the first outbreak of the crippling viral disease in 14 years,...
Cyprus Airways cancels Beirut night flights, citing Syria
Cyprus Airways rescheduled its evening flight from Larnaca to the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday, citing the situation in Syria where the US and its...
Car bomb kills 20 in Lebanon
A powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others...