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British Ambassador to Lebanon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง @ukinlebanon

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ู„ู„ู…ุฑู‘ุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ููŠ ุงู„ุชุงุฑูŠุฎโ€ฆ ุงู„ุชูุงุญ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ ููŠ ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠุง! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ู…ุดุฑูˆุน "ุตุฏู‘ุฑ"ุŒ ุงู„ู…ู…ูˆู‘ู„ ู…ู† ู…ู…ู„ูƒุฉ ู‡ูˆู„ู†ุฏุงุŒ ุชูุชุญ ู…ุคุณุณุฉ ุฑูŠู†ู‡ ู…ุนูˆุถ ุฃุณูˆุงู‚ุงู‹ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุฉ ุฃู…ุงู… ุงู„ุฅู†ุชุงุฌ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠุŒ ูˆุชุนู…ู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุชุฃู…ูŠู† ู…ุฑุฏูˆุฏ ุฃูุถู„ ู„ู…ุฒุงุฑุนูŠู†ุง. ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ุนู†ุจ ูˆุงู„ุฃููˆูƒุงุฏูˆ ูˆุงู„ูƒุฑุฒุŒ ุญุงู† ุฏูˆุฑ ุงู„ุชูุงุญ ู„ูŠุณุฌู‘ู„ ุฅู†ุฌุงุฒุงู‹ ุฌุฏูŠุฏุงู‹! ูˆุงู„ูŠูˆู…ุŒ ู†ุนู…ู„ ุนู„ู‰ ุชูˆุณูŠุน ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุชุฌุฑุจุฉุŒ ู…ู† ุชุญุณูŠู† ุงู„ุฌูˆุฏุฉ ูˆุงุณุชูŠูุงุก ุงู„ู…ุนุงูŠูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุชุทูˆูŠุฑ ุงู„ุจู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชุญุชูŠุฉ ู„ู„ุชุตุฏูŠุฑ. ู†ุญู…ู„ ุฎูŠุฑุงุช ุฃุฑุถู†ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…โ€ฆ #ุชูŠุจู‚ู‰_ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ_ุจุฃุฑุถู‡! ูˆู…ุง ู‡ุฐู‡ ุฅู„ู‘ุง ุงู„ุจุฏุงูŠุฉ! @RMFLebanon
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ู…ู† ู‚ู„ุจูŠ ุณู„ุงู… ู„ุจูŠุฑูˆุชุŒ ูˆุจูˆุณุงุช ู„ู„ุจุญุฑ ูˆุงู„ุจูŠูˆุช โค๏ธ ูƒุชูŠุฑ ู…ุจุณูˆุทุฉ ุฅู†ู‘ูŠ ุฑุฌุนุช ุนู„ู‰ ู‡ุงู„ู…ุฏูŠู†ุฉ ุงู„ู„ูŠ ุชุญู…ู‘ู„ุช ูƒุชูŠุฑุŒ ุจุณ ู…ุง ุฎุณุฑุช ุฑูˆุญู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ูŠ ูŠู…ูƒู† ู…ุง ุญุฏุง ุนุจู‘ุฑ ุนู† ุฑูˆุญู‡ุง ู…ุชู„ ููŠุฑูˆุฒ. ูŠุง ุฃุตุฏู‚ุงุฆูŠ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠูŠู†ุŒ ุฃูŠู‘ ุฃุบู†ูŠุฉ ู„ููŠุฑูˆุฒ ุจุชู†ุตุญูˆู†ูŠ ุงุณู…ุนู‡ุง ู„ุฃุชุนุฑู‘ู ุฃูƒุชุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุฑูˆุญ ู„ุจู†ุงู†ุŸ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง #ู„ุจู†ุงู† #ุจูŠุฑูˆุช #ููŠุฑูˆุฒ
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ุจุญุถูˆุฑ ู‚ุงุฆุฏ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุจุงู„ู†ูŠุงุจุฉ ุงู„ู„ูˆุงุก ุงู„ุฑูƒู† ุญุณุงู† ุนูˆุฏู‡ุŒ ุฃูู‚ูŠู… ุญูู„ ุงุฎุชุชุงู… ุชู…ุฑูŠู† PEGASUS CEDAR 2026 ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุงู…ุชุฏู‘ ู„ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃุณุงุจูŠุนุŒ ู†ูู‘ุฐู‡ ูุฑูŠู‚ ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ููˆุฌ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒูŠ ุงู„ุงุณูƒุชู„ู†ุฏูŠ ูˆุงู„ููˆุฌ ุงู„ู…ุฌูˆู‚ู„ ููŠ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠุŒ ุจู…ุดุงุฑูƒุฉ ุนู†ุงุตุฑ ู…ู† ุฌูŠุดูŽูŠ ุงู„ูˆู„ุงูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏุฉ ูˆุฅูŠุทุงู„ูŠุง ูˆุญุถูˆุฑ ุนู†ุงุตุฑ ู…ู† ุฌูŠูˆุด ูุฑู†ุณุง ูˆู‚ุจุฑุต ูˆู‚ุทุฑ ูˆุงู„ุฃุฑุฏู† ุจุตูุฉ ู…ุฑุงู‚ุจูŠู†. ูŠุญุงูƒูŠ ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ุงู„ู‚ุถุงุก ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุฌู…ูˆุนุฉ ุฅุฑู‡ุงุจูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุชุฎู„ู‘ู„ู‡ ุงุณุชุนู…ุงู„ ุงู„ุทุงุฆุฑุงุช ุงู„ู…ุณูŠู‘ุฑุฉ ูˆุงู„ุทูˆุงูุงุช ูˆุงู„ุฃุณู„ุญุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชูˆุณุทุฉ. ุญุถุฑ ุงู„ุญูู„ ุงู„ุณููŠุฑุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุจุฑุตูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณููŠุฑ ุงู„ุฃุฑุฏู†ูŠ ูˆู…ู…ุซู„ ุนู† ุณูุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ูˆู„ุงูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฃู…ูŠุฑูƒูŠุฉ ูˆู…ู…ุซู„ ุนู† ุณูุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ู…ู„ูƒุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏุฉุŒ ูˆุนุฏุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุญู‚ูŠู† ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠูŠู†ุŒ ุจุงู„ุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุถุจุงุท ู…ู† ุงู„ุฌูŠุด. ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุญูู„ุŒ ุฃูƒู‘ุฏ ุงู„ู„ูˆุงุก ุงู„ุฑูƒู† ุนูˆุฏู‡ ุฃู†ู‘ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ูŠุณุงู‡ู… ููŠ ุชุนุฒูŠุฒ ุงู„ุซู‚ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชุจุงุฏู„ุฉุŒ ูˆุชุฑุณูŠุฎ ุงู„ุนู…ู„ ุงู„ู…ุดุชุฑูŽูƒ ู…ุน ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ ุงู„ุตุฏูŠู‚ุฉุŒ ู…ุดูŠุฑู‹ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃู†ู‘ ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ุงู„ุญุงุตู„ ู…ู† ุฎู„ุงู„ ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ูŠุณู…ุญ ุจุชุจุงุฏู„ ุงู„ุฎุจุฑุงุช ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุนู…ู„ูŠุงุช ุงู„ุฃู…ู†ูŠุฉ. ูƒู…ุง ู‡ู†ุฃ ุงู„ู„ูˆุงุก ุงู„ุฑูƒู† ุนูˆุฏู‡ ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠูŠู† ุนู„ู‰ ุฌู‡ูˆุฏู‡ู… ุงู„ู…ุจุฐูˆู„ุฉ ู„ุฅู†ุฌุงุญ ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ูˆู†ูˆู‘ู‡ ุจุฃุฏุงุฆู‡ู… ุงู„ุงุญุชุฑุงููŠุŒ ู„ุง ุณูŠู‘ู…ุง ู„ู†ุงุญูŠุฉ ู…ูˆุงูƒุจุฉ ุงู„ุชู‚ุฏู… ุงู„ุชูƒู†ูˆู„ูˆุฌูŠ. #ุงู„ุฌูŠุด_ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ #LebaneseArmy shorturl.at/RoFcj
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Hamish Cowell retweeted
ู…ู†ุงูˆุฑุฉ PEGASUS CEDAR ุชุฃูƒูŠุฏ ุนู„ู‰ ุฏุนู… ุงู„ุฌูŠุด #LBCINews @BassamAbouZeid lbcgroup.tv/news/articles/96โ€ฆ
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End of Week 2: #PegasusCedarII ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง UK and Lebanese troops continue to train shoulder to shoulder, strengthening our shared commitment to security, stability and defence cooperation. @LebarmyOfficial gov.uk/government/news/uk-anโ€ฆ
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Our Defence Attachรฉ Col. Charles Smith joined Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal on a visit to the joint ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง military exercise PEGASUS CEDAR 2026. The Royal Regiment of Scotland & the Air Assault Regiment are strengthening skills through shared training and expertise.
ุชูู‚ูŽู‘ุฏ ู‚ุงุฆุฏ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ุนู…ุงุฏ ุฑูˆุฏูˆู„ู ู‡ูŠูƒู„ ููŠ ู‚ูŠุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ููˆุฌ ุงู„ู…ุฌูˆู‚ู„ ููŠ ุซูƒู†ุฉ ุฏุงู†ูŠ ุญุฑุจ - ุบูˆุณุทุง ุฃู†ุดุทุฉ ุชู…ุฑูŠู† PEGASUS CEDAR 2026 ุงู„ู…ุดุชุฑูƒ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠู…ุชุฏ ู„ุซู„ุงุซุฉ ุฃุณุงุจูŠุนุŒ ูˆูŠุดุงุฑูƒ ููŠู‡ ูุฑูŠู‚ ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ููˆุฌ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒูŠ ุงู„ุงุณูƒุชู„ู†ุฏูŠ ูˆุงู„ููˆุฌ ุงู„ู…ุฌูˆู‚ู„ ููŠ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠุŒ ุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุดุงุฑูƒุฉ ุนู†ุงุตุฑ ู…ู† ุฌูŠูˆุด ุงู„ูˆู„ุงูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏุฉ ูˆุฅูŠุทุงู„ูŠุง ูˆูุฑู†ุณุงุŒ ูˆุญุถูˆุฑ ุนู†ุงุตุฑ ู…ู† ุฌูŠูˆุด ู‚ุจุฑุต ูˆู‚ุทุฑ ูˆุงู„ุฃุฑุฏู†. ุจุนุฏ ุฒูŠุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุงู„ู…ูŠุฏุงู†ูŠ ู„ู„ุนู…ู„ูŠุงุช ูˆุงู„ุงุณุชุนู„ุงู… ุงู„ุชูƒุชูŠุŒ ูˆุญุถูˆุฑ ุฅูŠุฌุงุฒ ุญูˆู„ ู…ุฑุงุญู„ ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู† ูˆุฃู‡ุฏุงูู‡ุŒ ุงู„ุชู‚ู‰ ุงู„ุนู…ุงุฏ ู‡ูŠูƒู„ ุงู„ุนุณูƒุฑูŠูŠู† ุงู„ุฃุฌุงู†ุจ ูˆุนุณูƒุฑูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ุงู„ู…ุดุงุฑููƒูŠู† ููŠ ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู†ุŒ ู…ุดูŠุฏู‹ุง ุจุฌุฏู‘ูŠุชู‡ู… ุงู„ุนุงู„ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชูุญู‚ู‚ ุงู„ุงุณุชูุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุตูˆู‰ ู…ู† ุงู„ุชู…ุฑูŠู†ุŒ ูˆู…ูุดุฏุฏู‹ุง ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู‡ู…ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชุนุงูˆู† ุจูŠู† ุงู„ู‚ูˆู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฎุชู„ูุฉ. ูˆุชูˆุฌู‘ู‡ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ู… ุจุงู„ู‚ูˆู„: "ุฅู†ู‘ ู…ูˆุงุตู„ุฉ ุจุฐู„ ุงู„ุฌู‡ูˆุฏ ูˆุงู„ุชุฏุฑูŠุจ ุชูู…ูƒู‘ู† ุงู„ุฌูŠุด ู…ู† ุชู†ููŠุฐ ู…ู‡ู…ุงุชู‡ ุฑุบู… ุตุนูˆุจุชู‡ุง ูˆูƒุซุงูุชู‡ุงุŒ ูุฏูˆุฑูƒู… ุฃุณุงุณูŠ ูˆู…ู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆู†ุชูŠุฌุชู‡ ุชู†ุนูƒุณ ุนู„ู‰ ุตูˆุฑุฉ ุงู„ู…ุคุณุณุฉ". #ุงู„ุฌูŠุด_ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ #LebaneseArmy shorturl.at/RFlHK
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Proud to visit 1st Intervention Regimentโ€™s Tactical Operations and Intelligence Centre (TOIC) in Tripoli, meet outstanding @LebArmyOfficial staff and witness the tangible improvements in capability as a direct result of UK Integrated Security Fund support. @ukinlebanon
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Lebanonโ€™s historic vote to abolish the death penalty is a welcome step forward. It underscores the countryโ€™s commitment to strengthening democratic values and fundamental freedoms. I look forward to working with the Government of Lebanon as they continue vital reform efforts.
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ุงู† ู‚ุฑุงุฑ ุฅู„ุบุงุก ุนู‚ูˆุจุฉ ุงู„ุฅุนุฏุงู… ููŠ ู…ุฌู„ุณ ุงู„ู†ูˆุงุจ ุงู„ู„ุจู†ุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุชุงุฑูŠุฎูŠ. ุชู‡ุงู†ูŠู†ุง ู„ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุฐูŠู† ุนู…ู„ูˆุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุฏู‰ ุณู†ูˆุงุช ุนุฏูŠุฏุฉ ู„ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ ุฐู„ูƒ.
Todayโ€™s decision in the Lebanese Parliament to abolish the death penalty is historic. Many congratulations to all who have worked over many years to bring this about.
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Todayโ€™s decision in the Lebanese Parliament to abolish the death penalty is historic. Many congratulations to all who have worked over many years to bring this about.
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#Lebanon: FCDO has changed the areas of Lebanon where it advises against all travel or all but essential travel. ow.ly/kr5c50Zy4W6
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Applications for #Chevening Scholarships are now open! If youโ€™re a future leader whoโ€™s ready to influence positive change in areas of shared priority for your country and the UK, this could be the opportunity youโ€™ve been waiting for. Find out more: chevening.org/vision
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ุฑุณุงู„ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุณููŠุฑ ุงู„ุจุฑูŠุทุงู†ูŠ ููŠ ู„ุจู†ุงู† ู‡ุงูŠู…ุด ูƒุงูˆู„ ููŠ ุงู„ุฐูƒุฑู‰ ุงู„ุณุงุฏุณุฉ ุงู„ุฃู„ูŠู…ุฉ ู„ุงู†ูุฌุงุฑ ู…ุฑูุฃ ุจูŠุฑูˆุช ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฎู„ู‘ู ู…ุฆุงุช ุงู„ุถุญุงูŠุง ูˆุขู„ุงู ุงู„ุฌุฑุญู‰ ููŠ ูค ุขุจ ูขู ูขู . #lebanon #beirutport #ู„ุจู†ุงู† #ุงู†ูุฌุงุฑ_ู…ุฑูุฃ_ุจูŠุฑูˆุช
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Hamish Cowell retweeted
At todayโ€™s meeting with Lebanese Forces leader @DrSamirGeagea, the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ and ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง continued our messaging. Lebanon needs urgent financial reform now. Every party has a role to play. Every delay deepens the crisis. Every step forward brings recovery closer.
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Hamish Cowell retweeted
With ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ, we continued our engagement with Lebanese leaders, meeting Speaker Berri and MP @Gebran_Bassil. Our message remains clear: urgent financial reforms are essential for Lebanonโ€™s recovery, and delays will only deepen economic challenges.
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Hamish Cowell retweeted
Yesterday ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งjoined ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAmbassadors meeting PM @nawafsalam on urgency of adopting & implementing vital financial reform legislation in line with IMF recommendations. These reforms are vital to restoring confidence, unlocking international support & advancing ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง recovery.
From the Grand Serail: @EUAmbLebanon delivers a message on urgent reforms. "That was the message we conveyed to PM @nawafsalam, and one we will deliver to other Lebanese authorities and political leaders.โ€
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We are proud of our colleague Ali Fakieh who was awarded an Honorary British Empire Medal for services to the British Embassy in Beirut. Ali is one of our longest serving members of the British Embassy family with over 40 years of dedicated service. ๐Ÿงต
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Deputy National Security Adviser Dame Barbara Woodward reaffirms UKโ€™s commitment to ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง's security & sovereignty. With ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง officials she discussed strengthening state institutions, supporting the LAF & advancing diplomatic efforts toward lasting peace.ย  ๐Ÿ‘‰ gov.uk/government/news/uk-deโ€ฆ
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On #ArmedForcesDay Gen Rudolph Haykal departed UK after productive meetings with @UKCDS_MOD, @HFalconerMP, Commandant @RMASandhurst - a chance for UK to reaffirm its commitment to supporting @LebarmyOfficial at this very challenging time.
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Members of the UK Parliamentโ€™s @CommonsForeign visited Lebanon to assess the humanitarian, political and security challenges facing the country & wider region. The visit focused on conflict impact, displacement, regional stability and support for civilian population across ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง.
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