Elia al-Obeid Named Acting Beirut Airport Security Chief
Brig. Gen. Elia al-Obeid was appointed acting head of Beirut airport security on Monday to replace Brig. Gen. Yasser Mahmoud who retired the same day.
Obeid will serve until the cabinet appoints the person who would take over the post of the head of Rafik Hariri international airport security.
Mahmoud was appointed to the post following the resignation of Brig. Gen Wafiq Shoqeir.
Media reports have said that consensus hasn’t been reached yet among the pro-government parties over the appointment of Brig. Gen. Ghassan Salem, a Greek Orthodox, to replace Mahmoud, a Druze.
