The departure hall of Beirut's international airport, Jan. 8, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Thirty employees at Beirut international airport, notably baggage handlers, reportedly had their accreditations canceled "one after another," in an action aimed at "weakening, as much as possible, Hezbollah's influence" at the airport, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat on April 3.Those fired were reportedly "the eyes and ears of the party inside the airport," according to the daily, which relies on an anonymous source within the airport. What's really going on?Contacted Monday by L'Orient-Le Jour, the media office of the Lebanese Public Works Ministry first explained that there was "nothing official" and that it was only "rumors circulating in the media."After verification, the office indicated that the information was "not factual." However, two sources...
Thirty employees at Beirut international airport, notably baggage handlers, reportedly had their accreditations canceled "one after another," in an action aimed at "weakening, as much as possible, Hezbollah's influence" at the airport, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat on April 3.Those fired were reportedly "the eyes and ears of the party inside the airport," according to the daily, which relies on an anonymous source within the airport. What's really going on?Contacted Monday by L'Orient-Le Jour, the media office of the Lebanese Public Works Ministry first explained that there was "nothing official" and that it was only "rumors circulating in the media."After verification, the office indicated that the information was "not factual." However, two sources...