Lebanon to temporarily reopen airspace on Saturday
CAIRO (REUTERS)Lebanon said it will temporarily reopen its airspace on Saturday at 10:00am (0700 GMT), the state news agency NNA said.
The airspace will be shut down again starting from 10:30pm (1930 GMT) till 6:00am (0300 GMT) on Sunday, NNA reported citing the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority.
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