The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to reopen its embassy in Beirut after more than three years, a high-level delegation confirmed during a visit to Lebanon on Monday. The move marks a significant step in mending ties between the Gulf Arab state and Lebanon, following the embassy’s closure in October 2021.

The United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, in what would be a significant step toward healing two-way diplomatic relations. This move comes after a meeting between UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Abu Dhabi.

A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation was in Lebanon on Monday to make arrangements for the reopening of the Gulf Arab state's embassy in Beirut after more than three years, state news agency WAM reported.

President Joseph Aoun received a congratulatory call from the president of the United Arab Emirates, who announced the decision to resume operations at the Emirati embassy in Beirut. Grand Mufti Deria

UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has congratulated Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, on his election and expressed hopes for reopening the country's embassy in Beirut, state media said.

The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Saturday agreed with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun on taking "necessary steps to reopen the UAE Embassy in Beirut."

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month.

Human rights organisations and activists warn that Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi could face torture and ill-treatment after his extradition.

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani said on Friday he will make official visits to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan this week, days after travelling to Saudi Arabia on his first trip in office.

A UAE delegation visited Lebanon to arrange the embassy reopening after a closure aligning with Saudi Arabia in 2021. This move aims to support Lebanese stability, with renewed diplomatic ties seen as feasible by nation leaders.

The UAE's embassy in Lebanon was closed in 2021 after Abu Dhabi aligned itself with Saudi Arabia, following a diplomatic spat between Beirut and Riyadh.

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