The UK has signed a new agreement with Lebanon’s Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and Ministry of Defence, unlocking up to £16.3 million to back the country’s Internal Security Forces and Lebanese Army over the next 31 months. The United Kingdom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lebanon’s Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and its Ministry of Defence, deepening a security partnership that dates back to 2009. The agreement was announced by the British Embassy in Beirut on 17 August. Under the MOU, the UK’s Integrated Security Fund will finance a 31-month Internal Security Assistance Programme worth up…
