Qatari FM Meets with Lebanese Officials

President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
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Qatari FM Meets with Lebanese Officials

President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo
President Michel Aoun meets with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Baabda Palace. Dalati and Nohra photo

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani kicked off Tuesday an official visit to Beirut, where he met with high-ranking officials to discuss Lebanon’s political impasse.

The Qatari FM held talks at Baabda Palace with President Michel Aoun, who said Doha has always stood by Lebanon, adding that any step taken to help resolve the current crisis is welcomed and appreciated by the Lebanese.

The Qatari official also met with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh, but he left without making any statement.

Furthermore, he held talks with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, whose press office announced that discussions between them “touched on the general situation, the latest political developments, and means to bolster bilateral relations.”

In addition to his meeting with politicians, the Qatari minister held talks with Lebanese Army chief General Joseph Aoun at his office in Yarzeh.



Air France Says Will Resume Flights to Beirut Saturday

 People watch the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea, at a waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP)
People watch the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea, at a waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP)
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Air France Says Will Resume Flights to Beirut Saturday

 People watch the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea, at a waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP)
People watch the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea, at a waterfront promenade in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP)

Air France will resume service to Beirut this Saturday, initially with five weekly flights, the airline announced.

Transavia, the low cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM group, will resume its flights to the Lebanese capital on February 13, starting with three flights a week, it said.

Both airlines had ceased serving Beirut in September as tensions rose in the region.