Today, Ms. Melanie Hauenstein officially assumed her functions as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) new Resident Representative in Lebanon, succeeding Ms. Celine Moyroud of France, who completed her assignment on February 14. “I am keenly aware that I arrive Read More …
Minister of National Defense, Maurice Sleem, on Thursday welcomed UNIFIL Commander, General Stefano Del Col, who paid him a farewell visit marking the end of his diplomatic mission in Lebanon. Minister Sleem commended the role played by General Del Col, Read More …
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Thursday phone called Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdullah Bouhabib, and discussed with him the situation of the Lebanese community in Ukraine and the precautionary measures that must be adopted to secure their safety Read More …
PepsiCo has announced the ten companies selected for the first MENA edition of the Greenhouse Accelerator programfollowing a rigorous multi-stage judging process. Two start-ups from Lebanon have made it to the shortlist – Diwama which provides an AI-based image recognition Read More …
Minister of Economy and Trade, Amin Salam, on Thursday welcomed a high-level World Bank delegation as part of a follow-up to the Minister’s recent visit to Washington. The meeting was devoted to discussing economic development and infrastructure projects in Lebanon, Read More …
President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, on Thursday met Interior Minister, Judge Bassam Mawlawi, and deliberated with him the latest internal developments, in addition to the details of the work of the security forces in terms of combating terrorism and Read More …
The Mediterranean is among the most arid regions in the world. While the region holds only 3% of global water resources it hosts over 50% of the world’s water poor populations, around 180 million people, according to FAO. Human-made pressures, Read More …
Minister of Education, Dr. Abbas Al-Halabi, on Thursday met with a European Union delegation, which included members of the European Parliament representing the EU Development Committee. The Minister briefed the visiting delegation on educational projects in Lebanon which are funded Read More …
Internal Security Forces Chief, Major General, Imad Osman, on Thursday met with the representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon (UNHCR), Ayaki Ito, and head of SHIELD, Samer Haidar, at the head of an accompanying delegation. The Read More …
Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants on Thursday issued the following statement: “After consulting with the Lebanese Embassy in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants calls on all the Lebanese nationals residing in Ukraine to be extremely Read More …
