Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements

Sainte Therese Hospital near Beirut's southern suburbs reported "huge damage" to the building on Thursday due to Israeli bombardment. (File)
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Updated 04 October 2024
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Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements

  • Sainte Therese Hospital near Beirut’s southern suburbs reported “huge damage” to the building

BEIRUT: Three hospitals in Lebanon including one on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs announced Friday the suspension of work, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment.
In statements carried by the official National News Agency, Sainte Therese Hospital near Beirut’s southern suburbs reported “huge damage” to the building on Thursday due to Israeli bombardment in the vicinity and the subsequent “halt of hospital services,” while two hospitals in the country’s south also said services had stopped.


UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

Updated 08 February 2026
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UAE says Algeria move to end air pact has no immediate impact on flights

  • On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said that Algeria's ​notification to terminate an air services agreement between the two countries will not ‌have any "immediate ‌impact ‌on flight ⁠operations", ​the ‌state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the country's General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority (GCAA).
On Saturday, ‌Algeria said it ‍has ‍begun the ‍process of cancelling its air services agreement with the ​UAE, signed in Abu Dhabi in 2013.
GCAA ⁠said the air services agreement with Algeria remained in force "during the legally mandated notice period," without giving further details.