📰 3 sources 3 articles · 29 Oct 2026, 13:22 → 2 hours ago

Aoun discusses with civil aviation chief a plan for direct flights with the United States and Canada

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received the head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Mohammad Aziz, who briefed him on the authority's work, the condition of Rafik Hariri International Airport and the plan to start direct flights with the United States and Canada. Aoun stressed the priority of aviation safety and compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedures; this comes after an order signed by Trump allowing the US government to operate direct flights from the United States to Lebanon.

📍 Where things stand: The meeting ended with a presidential briefing on the direct-flights plan, with no dates or operational details announced.

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29 Oct 2026, 13:22 President Joseph Aoun received the head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Mohammad Aziz, who briefed him on the stages of the authority's work, the condition of Rafik Hariri International Airport and the plan to begin direct flights with the United States and Canada. Aoun stressed the priority of aviation safety and compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedures.
29 Oct 2026, 13:42 The follow-up on the direct-flights plan comes after an order signed by Trump allowing the US government to operate direct flights from the United States to Lebanon, ending a previous suspension, according to annahar.com; the Lebanon Debate platform reported that Aoun is following up the new plan, which includes direct flights from Lebanon to the United States and Canada.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

annahar.com focused on the details of the meeting, Aoun's emphasis on aviation safety and ICAO standards, and Trump's order, while LBCI Lebanon only noted the visit and the discussion of the authority's files without details, and lebanon debate limited itself to the aviation headline of the new plan (direct flights to America and Canada) without addressing safety or Trump's order.

annahar.com The most detailed: it led with the meeting, cited the authority's work stages, the airport's condition and the direct-flights plan, reported Aoun's emphasis on aviation safety and ICAO compliance, and noted Trump's order allowing the US government to operate direct flights to Lebanon.
LBCI Lebanon It limited itself to reporting the civil aviation chief's visit to President Aoun and the discussion of files related to the authority, without further details on the plan or direct flights.
lebanon debate It focused on the aviation headline of the new plan — direct flights from Lebanon to the United States and Canada and Aoun's follow-up — without mentioning safety, ICAO or Trump's order.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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