Member of the Order of the British Empire for Brigadier General Maroun Hitti In a reception hosted at his Residence. British Ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter appointed retired Brigadier General Maroun Hitti an …
Read More »Strengthening Lebanon’s Border Management for Safety and Security
As part of its longstanding commitment to the stability and resilience of Lebanon, the European Union inaugurated today a centre for Integrated Border Management (IBM) training at the Riyaq military base. The training …
Read More »EU Ambassador Christina Lassen meets with Speaker Nabih Berri
EU Ambassador Christina Lassen met today with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to congratulate him on his re-election as Speaker of Parliament and discuss the domestic and regional political situation. Ambassador Lassen reiterated …
Read More »An international Military Delegation from the British Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) visited Lebanon
An international delegation of fifteen senior military officers from the British Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) led by Major General Craig Lawrence is visiting Lebanon for a week to learn about the …
Read More »British Ambassador Hugo Shorter meets Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk
British Ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter met this afternoon with Minister of Interior Nohad Machnouk. After the meeting Ambassador Shorter said: “I am always glad to meet the Minister of Interior, Mr Nohad Machnouk. …
Read More »Shorter and Richard meet Army commander, discuss border security project
British Ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter and the US Ambassador Elizabeth Richard met the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun to discuss progress on the security of the Lebanese-Syrian border. The High Level Steering Committee was …
Read More »Angelino Alfano: Performance of Elections in Lebanon Strengthens the Institutions of the Lebanese State
Beirut, 07 May 2018 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “Allow me to express my congratulations for the performance of parliamentary elections in Lebanon yesterday, to which …
Read More »Crying Blood, Bleeding Tears
Election season is full swing in Lebanon and all the prospective MPs are running wild trying to secure the votes of citizens by their hollow promises. They have breached numerous of these pledges …
Read More »Hugo Shorter: Women On Municipalities Show Society Benefits From Full Participation of Women
As part of his ongoing engagement for greater representation of women in all walks of life, British Ambassador Hugo Shorter met a group of women municipality members to hear about their successes representing …
Read More »Lebanon remains at the heart of international conferences – Brussels II
With the world’s focus once again on the Syria crisis, the Brussels conference, less than a month after CEDRE, is another opportunity to demonstrate our resolve and unwavering commitment to support Lebanon, host communities and Syrian refugees, to cope with the ongoing …
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