EgyptAir Says It Resumes Direct Flights between Cairo and Beirut

A general view shows Beirut international airport, Lebanon. (Reuters)
A general view shows Beirut international airport, Lebanon. (Reuters)
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EgyptAir Says It Resumes Direct Flights between Cairo and Beirut

A general view shows Beirut international airport, Lebanon. (Reuters)
A general view shows Beirut international airport, Lebanon. (Reuters)

EgyptAir resumed direct flights between Cairo and Beirut on Thursday "in light of the stability in Lebanon" after a three-month hiatus, it said in a statement.
In September 2024, a significant escalation in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict led to widespread disruptions in the Middle East, including the cancellation of flights to Beirut.
The violence, which erupted along the Israeli-Lebanese border and expanded into a full-fledged war on Lebanon, triggered airspace restrictions and heightened security concerns.
International airlines, cautious of potential threats, cancelled flights that were scheduled to land at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport, as the situation grew increasingly volatile.
Airlines started resuming their flights after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect late in November.



UNRWA: UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Staff, Doctors Fainting from Hunger in Gaza

FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa
FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa
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UNRWA: UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Staff, Doctors Fainting from Hunger in Gaza

FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa
FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa

The head of the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency said on Tuesday that its staff members as well as doctors and humanitarian workers are fainting on duty due to hunger and exhaustion.

"Caretakers, including UNRWA colleagues in Gaza, are also in need of care now, doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them, UNRWA staff are hungry. Many are now fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties," UNRWA commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement, shared by his spokesperson at a press briefing in Geneva.