Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (Arabic: مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي بيروت, is the only operational commercial airport in Lebanon. It is located in the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 9 kilometres from the city center. The airport is the hub for Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines and was the hub for the Lebanese cargo carrier TMA cargo and Wings of Lebanon before their respective collapses.
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Beirut Airport in 1982
Beirut Airport in 1982
Inside the airport, with passenger check-in and the entrance to passport control out of frame to the right
Dahieh is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It is composed of several towns and municipalities. It is a residential and commercial area with malls, stores and souks.
The Haret Hreik suburb of Dahieh in 2009
A crater in Dahieh in 2008, two years after the 2006 Lebanon War