Middle East Airlines

Middle East Airlines – Air Liban, shortened to MEA, is the flag carrier of Lebanon.

Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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MENA
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Lebanon to launch low-cost 'Fly Beirut' airline, new airport

Lebanese have long lobbied for cheaper fares and a second airport in the country - key developments announced on Tuesday during a grand ceremony

The New Arab Staff
12 November, 2025
Illustration - Analysis - Middle East airspace
Israel-Iran conflict
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How the Iran-Israel war shut down the Middle East's airspace

Joseph Hayat
25 June, 2025
A Middle East Airlines airplane prepares for take off from Lebanon's Beirut International Airport on October 13, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)
Middle East Airlines
MENA
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Lebanon's MEA to launch low-cost subsidiary: chairman

Louay Faour
13 June, 2025