Welcome to the newsroom of the British Embassy in Lebanon. Our newsroom has the latest developments in UK foreign policy and news on the work of the British Embassy in Lebanon.  You can find a number of useful services relating to UK foreign policy and the Embassy:

• Recent speeches given by FCO Ministers
• Recent speeches given by the Ambassador
• Recent press releases

We have a small archive of press releases and speeches.  Should you be looking for a specific news media item, you can email us to the Press and public diplomacy section.

Recent news and events

New global survivors of terrorism network launched 12 November 2009

A tree-planting ceremony was held in Amman, Jordan, on Monday 9 November on the fourth anniversary of the attacks which killed over 60 people.

Promoting tolerance in the Middle East 11 November 2009

Ivan Lewis met with youth leaders from One Voice, a grass roots organisation which promotes tolerance, dialogue and moderation in the Middle East on Tuesday 10 November.

Foreign Secretary welcomes new Lebanese government 10 November 2009

David Miliband commented on the encouraging news that a new Lebanese government has now been announced.

Ivan Lewis meets members of the Israeli Knesset 10 November 2009

Ivan Lewis met with five members of the Israeli Knesset to stress the importance of UK-Israel bilateral relations and express concern that some Israeli actions in East Jerusalem were unnecessarily provocative.

Palestine on Parliament's agenda 10 November 2009

Ivan Lewis and DfID Minister of State Douglas Alexander attended the annual conference of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Palestine on 9 November.