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Switzerland Announces Reopening of Embassy in Baghdad

Security agents search private cars arriving at the Baghdad International Airport on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Murtadha RIDHA / AFP)
Security agents search private cars arriving at the Baghdad International Airport on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Murtadha RIDHA / AFP)
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Switzerland Announces Reopening of Embassy in Baghdad

Security agents search private cars arriving at the Baghdad International Airport on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Murtadha RIDHA / AFP)
Security agents search private cars arriving at the Baghdad International Airport on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Murtadha RIDHA / AFP)

Switzerland reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday, 33 years after closing its previous representation in the country due to the 1991 Gulf War, the Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement.

"By reopening the embassy, the federal council aims to strengthen bilateral relations with the populous country and deepen cooperation in economic, security and migration matters," the statement read.

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Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Tel Aviv from Thursday

Lufthansa planes stand parked as Frankfurt airport is closed to passengers with planned departures due to a strike organized by Verdi union, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2024. (Reuters)
Lufthansa planes stand parked as Frankfurt airport is closed to passengers with planned departures due to a strike organized by Verdi union, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2024. (Reuters)
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Lufthansa to Resume Flights to Tel Aviv from Thursday

Lufthansa planes stand parked as Frankfurt airport is closed to passengers with planned departures due to a strike organized by Verdi union, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2024. (Reuters)
Lufthansa planes stand parked as Frankfurt airport is closed to passengers with planned departures due to a strike organized by Verdi union, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Germany's Lufthansa will resume its flights to Tel Aviv from Thursday, according to an update from the company, one of a number of airlines to alter their schedules amid fears of an escalation in the Middle East conflict.

The airline had announced in early August that it was suspending flights to the Israeli city, repeatedly extending the suspension measures until up to and including Sept. 4.

Lufthansa said in an emailed statement late Monday that its flights to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, would remain suspended up to and including Sept. 30.

Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza, triggered by a shock assault by the group in October 2023, has stoked parallel hostilities between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, leading to concerns about a broader regional conflict.