Feb 17 (Reuters) – Lebanon has extended the suspension of flights to and from Iran, the Lebanese presidency said following a cabinet meeting on Monday, without clarifying the period of the extension.
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Lebanon halted an Iranian flight to Beirut last week after the Israeli military accused Tehran of using civilian aircraft to smuggle cash to Beirut to arm the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Iran said in turn it would not allow Lebanese flights to land until its own flights were cleared to land in Beirut.
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(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Alison Williams)
