Prime Minister Nawaf Salam presiding over a meeting dedicated to Qleiaat airport at the Serail on June 18, 2025. (Credit: @LBPresidency/X)
“The revival of the Qleiaat airport is at the heart of Nawaf Salam’s preoccupations,” a source close to the Grand Serail told L’Orient-Le Jour.In fact, the airport’s reactivation was part of Cabinet’s ministerial statement and it seems that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is preparing to turn those words into action.At least that was the impression left by Friday’s Cabinet session, which took place 48 hours after a technical meeting dedicated to the project.The airport in the northern district of Akkar carries economic significance, but Salam’s move has its own political dimension. It’s his way of reassuring several opponents of Hezbollah of his determination to fulfill his commitments, starting with the Sunni MPs of the National Moderation bloc, whose main demand has focused on the revival of the Qleiaat airport. The backstory Qleiaat...
“The revival of the Qleiaat airport is at the heart of Nawaf Salam’s preoccupations,” a source close to the Grand Serail told L’Orient-Le Jour.In fact, the airport’s reactivation was part of Cabinet’s ministerial statement and it seems that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is preparing to turn those words into action.At least that was the impression left by Friday’s Cabinet session, which took place 48 hours after a technical meeting dedicated to the project.The airport in the northern district of Akkar carries economic significance, but Salam’s move has its own political dimension. It’s his way of reassuring several opponents of Hezbollah of his determination to fulfill his commitments, starting with the Sunni MPs of the National Moderation bloc, whose main demand has focused on the revival of the Qleiaat airport. The...
