From the left: First Protocol & Company Organizer, Violette Ghazal el Balaa, President of APIC, Maroun Chammas, Norwegian Ambassador, Aud Lise Norheim and Energy and Water Minister, Gebran Bassil. Photo: Energy for the Future

Norwegian experiences shaping Lebanese future

News and events // 03/02/2010 //

What will happen if Lebanon discovers exploitable oil and gas fields off its coast? Norwegian experiences might prove to be useful in shaping Lebanon’s future as an oil nation.

Poetry Reading

News and events // 02/02/2010 //

Poems by Norwegian poet Knut Ødegård will be read, by himself, Samira Aghacy and Fuad Rifka, in Norwegian, English translation and Arabic translation respectively, at the Orient-Institut Beirut, 8th of February.

Community Mothers

News and events // 19/01/2010 //

The ambassador visits important women-help-women project in the Nahr Al-Bared camp.

Team Norway runs the Beirut Marathon

The Beirut Marathon 2009
Photo: Ida Ween

News and events // 07/12/2009 //

More than 200 participants in the 2009 Beirut Marathon donned Team Norway t-shirts with the Norwegian flag on the back and the logos of NPA, NRC, NORWAC and Right to Play proudly on the front.

Record-high aid budget in time of crisis

Embassy // 14/10/2009 //

The Norwegian Government proposes that NOK 27.4 billion should be allocated to development assistance in 2010. This is an increase of NOK 1.2 billion from 2009.

The Ibsen Scholarships 2010

Photo: The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

News and events // 19/01/2010 //

Scholarship funds amounting to NOK 1.000.000 (approx. 150.000 USD) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects world wide.

NPA field visit: working to clear explosive remnants of war

NPA deminers
Photo: Maria Christophersen

News and events // 17/11/2009 //

On the 11th of November 2009, Ambassador Aud Lise Norheim visited Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) Mine Action Programme in southern Lebanon. During the visit, the deminers working on the ground presented their tools and methods. It was evident that the deminers were doing important work in the most precise and secure way possible.

Offisielt reiseråd for Libanon

Norsk //

Utenriksdepartementet fraråder reise til eller opphold i Libanon som ikke er strengt nødvendig.

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An overview of NGOs supported by the Norwegian MFA in Lebanon

News and events //

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affaires supports several international, Norwegian and local NGOs in Lebanon. Norway’s development cooperation with Lebanon has a long history of substantial allocations on one hand and active participation in the international development debate for Lebanon on the other hand.

Business

Study and work // 06/09/2009 //

A number of organisations can provide useful information if you are considering exporting to the Norwegian market or establishing a business in Norway.

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beirut