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Aegean Airlines Suspends Beirut Flights after Plane Damage

Greece's dominant Aegean Airlines says it has suspended its flights to and from Lebanon's capital pending an investigation into the causes of damage to the fuselage of one of its aircraft discovered after it landed in Beirut.

The damage to the external fuselage of one of its aircraft was identified by ground staff after landing on Monday in Beirut's international airport, the airline said. It didn't identify the extent or type of damage and said the suspension of flights was announced the following day after informing authorities in both countries.

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Miqati Welcomes Hizbullah and Amal's Return to Cabinet

Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Saturday swiftly welcomed the announcement by Hizbullah and the Amal Movement that they will resume their participation in Cabinet sessions.

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Hizbullah and Amal Announce Return to Cabinet

Hizbullah and the Amal Movement on Saturday announced the end of their boycott of Cabinet sessions, citing “citizens’ needs” and “the living situations of the Lebanese.”

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Hbeish Says 'Almost Certain' Hariri Won't Run in Elections

It is "most likely" that al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri will not personally run in the upcoming parliamentary elections, MP Hadi Hbeish said.

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Salameh: BDL to Continue Allowing Banks to Buy Dollars at Sayrafa Rate

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced Friday in a statement that the Central Bank will continue to allow commercial banks to purchase U.S. dollars from it at the Sayrafa platform exchange rate.

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Shea Hands Miqati Letter from U.S. Treasury

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea on Friday met with Prime Minister Najib Miqati and conveyed to him “an official written communication from the U.S. Department of the Treasury” that she said “answers to some of the concerns that the (Lebanese) authorities have” regarding regional energy deals.

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Dialogue Boycotters Hit Back at Aoun, Call Him ‘Disruption Expert’

Democratic Gathering Bloc MP Hadi Abou El-Hassan, said that President Michel Aoun instead of “lecturing” the dialogue boycotters, should have addressed “his ally,” which is “the main party disrupting the country.”

He added that “the one who had disrupted the country for 9 years out of his 16 years of management, shouldn’t accuse people of arrogance and of disrupting dialogue.”

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Lira Makes Major Recovery on Black Market after BDL Measures

The Lebanese lira made a major recovery against the dollar on Friday, after the central bank allowed commercial banks to purchase dollars from it at the Sayrafa platform exchange rate.

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Hariri's Advisor Accuses FPM of Paranoia, Says Presidency 'Godfather of Disruption'

The media advisor of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Hussein Al-Wajeh, accused the FPM of "suffering from paranoia."

"It is very saddening for the presidency to reach a phase of complete denial of the chaos it has plunged the country into," Wajeh said in a tweet, criticizing a statement by President Michel Aoun.

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Salameh Hits Back at Judge Aoun, Says He Will Expose 'Falsifiers'

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Thursday hit out at Mount Lebanon Attorney General Judge Ghada Aoun over recent actions and tweets.

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