Government Of Lebanon News

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday confirmed that it will assist authorities in Lebanon investigating the cause of the explosion that devastated Beirut and killed 172 people."At the request of the Government of Lebanon, the FBI will be providing our Lebanese partners investigative assistance in their investigation into the explosions at the Port of Beirut on August 4th," FBI headquarters said in a statement to Reuters."As this is not an FBI investigation, the FBI will not offer additional comment at this time.

The IMO posted the report of the coordination meeting on the response to the marine pollution incident in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, held in Piraeus, Greece on 17 August. It also posted the International Assistance Action Plan for responding to the spill. The objective of the plan is to provide immediate advice and technical assistance to the Government of Lebanon; assess the type of assistance and resources needed to respond to the spill; and identify and mobilize the financial and in-kind available assistance and contributions needed to implement the plan. Source: HK Law