Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati presided over a crucial meeting on Monday focused on strengthening security at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport (AIB). The discussion centered on addressing potential security gaps at the airport, a vital hub for Lebanon’s connectivity with the world.
Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport © Mena Today
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati presided over a crucial meeting on Monday focused on strengthening security at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport (AIB). The discussion centered on addressing potential security gaps at the airport, a vital hub for Lebanon’s connectivity with the world.
"We discussed ways to enhance the security at the airport," stated Interior Minister Bassam Maoulaoui following the meeting. "Strict instructions will be issued to the airport's security service, its head, and all personnel, ensuring they are fully prepared to carry out all necessary inspections and to leave no room for error. We must safeguard the airport’s reputation and prevent any potential threats."
Maoulaoui emphasized that all permits required for the airport’s operations, particularly those involving the traffic passing through, are issued in accordance with the law and under the supervision of the army. The minister added that security measures, including inspections, will be further tightened.
However, such declarations may raise eyebrows. For years, Beirut’s airport has been used as a conduit for the delivery of military equipment to Hezbollah, with shipments reportedly arriving directly from Iran.
While the Lebanese government may choose to turn a blind eye, this situation only underscores Iran and Hezbollah's deep-rooted influence over Lebanon and its institutions.
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Iran and the United States will hold a new round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday to resolve their decades-long standoff over Tehran's atomic aims, under the shadow of President Donald Trump's threat to unleash military action if diplomacy fails.
Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months despite President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. was for now unwilling to support such a move, according to an Israeli official and two other people familiar with the matter.
In a defiant speech on Friday evening, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, insisted that the group “will not allow anyone to disarm it,” rejecting growing internal calls for the Lebanese state to reclaim exclusive control over the country’s weapons.
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