Trump authorizes direct US flights to Lebanon after 4-decade halt
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Trump authorizes direct US flights to Lebanon after 4-decade halt
Direct flights between the United States and Lebanon have not been operational since 1985.
Rosaleen Carroll
Jul 21, 2026
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Middle East Airlines aircraft sit on the tarmac at Beirut's Rafik Hariri airport on April 10, 2026. — Anwar AMRO / AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that US airlines would be allowed to resume direct flights to Lebanon more than four decades after such service........
