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The UAE will take steps to reopen its embassy in Lebanon, three years after it closed.
President Sheikh Mohamed congratulated Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and wished him success in leading the country and fulfilling the aspirations of its people. During a telephone call, the leaders agreed to take steps to reopen the UAE’s embassy in Beirut.
A UAE aid ship carrying 3,000 tonnes of supplies arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of a humanitarian drive to support civilians in the country. The delivery to Beirut Port included food items, essential goods for women and children, winter provisions and shelter equipment.
The shipment marks a continuation of a UAE aid campaign launched in response to Israel’s war in Lebanon.
In the US, strong winds threaten to spread fires in Southern California that have ravaged neighbourhoods.
Firefighters have struggled to battle the blazes in Los Angeles.
Six fires have spread across the second-largest city in the US since last Tuesday. So far, they have killed at least 16 people, displaced 150,000 and destroyed more than 12,000 structures.
