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First Emirates Airlines Flight Carrying Emirati Citizens Lands in Beirut Marking a Step Toward Economic and Tourism Revival

This is Beirut, 07/05 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The first Emirates Airlines flight from the United Arab Emirates carrying Emirati citizens landed on Wednesday at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport marking a symbolic and warmly welcomed moment in Lebanese-UAE relations. The airport’s arrivals hall was adorned with flowers to greet the aircraft and its passengers, reflecting the ...

Minister of Tourism: To Re-Establish Lebanon as a Preferred Tourist Destination for Gulf Countries

This is Beirut, 07/05 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Minister of Tourism Laura Lahoud reaffirmed the government’s commitment to restoring the country’s status as a top destination for visitors from the Gulf, during a ministerial meeting held on Tuesday at the Grand Serail under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The meeting comes amid renewed efforts by the Lebanese ...

Air Links with UAE 'Officially' Re-Established with Landmark Flights to Beirut

This is Beirut, 06/05 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Three Emirati planes will land on Wednesday at Beirut International Airport, marking the official resumption of air links between the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon, following the lifting of the travel ban on Emirati citizens. This decision, announced by President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will take effect on May 7, following Lebanese ...

ICJ Throws Out Sudan Genocide Case Against UAE

This is Beirut, 05/05 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war. Sudan had taken the UAE to the International Court of Justice over its alleged support for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it was contributing to a ...

UAE to Lift Travel Ban on Lebanon Starting May 7

This is Beirut, 04/05 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates will lift its travel ban on Lebanon starting Tuesday, May 7, the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday. In a statement posted on its website, the Ministry said, “In line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, and as part of ...

UAE: Heat Record in April Up to 46.6°C in the Gulf

This is Beirut, 02/05 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates recorded unprecedented heat in April, with an average maximum temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius over the past month — the highest in two decades for the oil-rich Gulf country. The previous highest average maximum temperature for an April was 42.2 degrees Celsius, recorded in 2017, according to a calculation based on ...

Louvre Abu Dhabi: Where Art Floats and Connects Civilizations

Bélinda Ibrahim, 02/05 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Just off the coast of Abu Dhabi, at the entrance to Saadiyat Island, a steel dome perforated with 7,850 geometric stars filters sunlight like a futuristic mashrabiya. Designed by Jean Nouvel, this architectural marvel shelters a museum unlike any other in the world: the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Born of an unprecedented partnership between France and the ...

Lebanon Registers Highest Commercial Electricity Tariffs in Arab World

This Is Beirut, 01/05 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon now ranks among the Arab countries with the highest commercial electricity tariffs, according to recent data from the Global Petrol Prices (GPP) website, underscoring the toll of the country’s prolonged energy crisis on its struggling business sector. With a commercial electricity rate of $0.247 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2025, Lebanon ...

Aoun and Al Nahyan Pledge to Strengthen Ties as Lebanon Seeks Regional Support

This is Beirut, 30/04 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun and Emirati President Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also the Emir of Abu Dhabi, agreed to deepen and expand bilateral relations during a summit held on Wednesday in the UAE capital. Aoun arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to begin a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates. Upon his arrival, he held a ...

UAE Says Foils Bid to Transfer Weapons to Sudan Army

This is Beirut, 30/04 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday it had foiled a weapons shipment intended for the Sudanese army, which has accused the Gulf state of backing rival paramilitaries in the country's two-year war. "The security services succeeded in preventing the transfer of a quantity of military equipment to the Sudanese Armed Forces following the arrest ...

Aoun Receives Invitation to Visit Kuwait and Departs for the UAE

This is Beirut, 30/04 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun departed from Rafic Hariri International Airport this afternoon, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raji, on a two-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to an invitation from UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the visit, President ...

Abu Dhabi's Abrahamic Promise Under One Roof

Bélinda Ibrahim, 29/04 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In 2023, the Abrahamic Family House was created in the heart of Abu Dhabi. An architectural and spiritual work of art designed to bring Muslims, Christians and Jews together around their shared values. Located on Saadiyat Island, the site features three Houses of Worship—Eminence Ahmed Al-Tayeb Mosque, St. Francis Church, and the Moses Ben ...

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