Airport security chief Fady Kfoury, speaking at a meeting on the sidelines of the tour by the Ministers of the Interior, Finance and Public Works, at Beirut international airport, March 1, 2025. (Credit: Public Works Ministry's X account)
Beirut international airport is once again in the news. On Saturday, three ministers — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar (nominated by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam), Public Works Minister Fayez Rassamny (Progressive Socialist Party) and Finance Minister Yassin Jaber (Amal) — toured the airport to discuss boosting security measures and projects to expand and improve the country’s only functioning civilianhttps://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1449858/monopoly-of-arms-joseph-aouns-leitmotif.htmlal- airport.But beyond that, the move is undoubtedly political in scope, illustrating the government’s determination to assert its presence and its will to exercise its power, with a green light from Amal and Hezbollah. The latter notably Hezbollah, have long been accused of exercising a political-security stranglehold over the airport. Read more Are...
Beirut international airport is once again in the news. On Saturday, three ministers — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar (nominated by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam), Public Works Minister Fayez Rassamny (Progressive Socialist Party) and Finance Minister Yassin Jaber (Amal) — toured the airport to discuss boosting security measures and projects to expand and improve the country’s only functioning civilianhttps://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1449858/monopoly-of-arms-joseph-aouns-leitmotif.htmlal- airport.But beyond that, the move is undoubtedly political in scope, illustrating the government’s determination to assert its presence and its will to exercise its power, with a green light from Amal and Hezbollah. The latter notably Hezbollah, have long been accused of exercising a political-security stranglehold over the airport. Read...