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Beirut airport
Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
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Lebanon launches safety audit of MEA on staff safety

The audit puts scrutiny on the Beirut-based flag carrier, which has kept the country connected through war and financial collapse.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 June, 2026
A Middle East Airlines airplane prepares for take off from Lebanon's Beirut International Airport on October 13, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
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MENA
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Lebanon's MEA to launch low-cost subsidiary: chairman

Louay Faour
13 June, 2025
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Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
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Which airlines have resumed flights to Lebanon?

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2024
A Middle East Airlines commercial aircraft prepares to takeoff on the tarmac of Beirut International Airport on November 1, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
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Airlines will resume flights to Beirut after Lebanon ceasefire

The New Arab Staff
29 November, 2024
A Middle East Airlines airplane prepares for take off from Lebanon's International Airport on October 13, 2024, amid the continuing war between Hezbollah and Israel. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
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Despite Israeli strikes, MEA continues to serve Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
22 October, 2024
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) Airbus 321 NEO
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon's MEA keeps 5 planes in Turkey as precaution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 October, 2023
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) Airbus 321 NEO
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanese pilot proposes to girlfriend on MEA flight

The New Arab Staff
12 July, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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Bullets fly in the air in Beirut, reigniting flight fears

Louay Faour
09 March, 2023
Tarek MEA
Palestinian refugees
MENA
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Lebanon-born Palestinian refugee barred from Beirut-bound Covid-19 evacuation flight

Gasia Ohanes
04 May, 2020
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MEA
MENA
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Lebanese airline charges exorbitant prices to repatriate stranded citizens

The New Arab
03 April, 2020
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Plane
MENA
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Lebanese national carrier scraps plan to accept only dollars

The New Arab & agencies
17 February, 2020
MEA -- Facebook
Woman
MENA
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Up in the air: Lebanese airline crew deliver baby

The New Arab
29 July, 2019
MEA airlines -- AFP
Saad al-Hariri
MENA
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Lebanese airline signs huge but controversial deal with Rolls-Royce

The New Arab
12 December, 2018
MEA airlines -- AFP
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MENA
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Passengers forced to disembark as Lebanese presidency 'commandeers' plane

The New Arab
24 September, 2018
Emirates AFP
Trump
MENA
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Emirates says it won’t withdraw from US despite cutback

The New Arab & agencies
21 April, 2017
Syria Aviation
US
MENA
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US warns citizens against boarding flights flying over Syria

Karim Traboulsi
12 December, 2015