Lebanon tightens port security as it moves to cut Hezbollah’s funding routes

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas © Port of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) July 27, 2026 — Lebanon has expanded a security campaign to reassert state control over the Port of Beirut, Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport and the Masnaa border crossing, deploying new technical oversight that officials say has significantly curbed Hezbollah’s access to funding and logistics channels. A broader campaign since Aoun’s… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe