Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L. ( tayyaran al-Sharq al-Awsat - al-Khutut al-Jawwiyyah al-Libnaniyyah), more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA) ( tayyaran al-Sharq al-Awsat), is the national flag-carrierairline of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport.