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Iraq Halts Direct Flights with Belarus to Stem Human Trafficking

German police officers detain a migrant, reportedly coming from Iraq through Belarus and Poland, during a patrol near the German-Polish border, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. (Reuters)
German police officers detain a migrant, reportedly coming from Iraq through Belarus and Poland, during a patrol near the German-Polish border, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. (Reuters)
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Iraq Halts Direct Flights with Belarus to Stem Human Trafficking

German police officers detain a migrant, reportedly coming from Iraq through Belarus and Poland, during a patrol near the German-Polish border, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. (Reuters)
German police officers detain a migrant, reportedly coming from Iraq through Belarus and Poland, during a patrol near the German-Polish border, in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, October 28, 2021. (Reuters)

Iraq's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had halted direct flights to Belarus from Iraq, in a bid to protect Iraqis against human trafficking gangs.

"The Iraqi embassy in Moscow and Warsaw coordinate Iraq's efforts for the voluntary return of those who are stranded at the Belarus border," the Iraqi state News Agency quoted the ministry spokesperson as saying.

"Iraq has stopped direct flights between Iraq and Belarus," he added.

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US Ambassador to Lebanon 'Very Happy' over Aoun's Election as President

People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
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US Ambassador to Lebanon 'Very Happy' over Aoun's Election as President

People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights

US ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson said she was "very happy" over Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun's election as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the post.

Johnson and other foreign envoys had attended Thursday's session at the Lebanese parliament in which Aoun was elected.

For its part, France's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday said the election of a new Lebanese president turns a new page for the country and must now be followed by the appointment of a new government capable of carrying out reforms.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said that a new government will have carry out reforms necessary for Lebanon's economic recovery, stability, security and sovereignty, and added that France calls on all Lebanese political leaders and authorities to work towards those goals.