September 16, 2026
The Media and Public Relations Department of the General Directorate of Civil Defence issued the following statement:
The Director General of Civil Defence, Brigadier General Imad Khreich, received in his office the head of the Union of Minieh Municipalities and Mayor of Minieh, Toufic Zreika, and the UNDP North Lebanon area manager, Alan Chatri, with an accompanying delegation.
Brigadier General Khreich was briefed on progress on the new Civil Defence centre in the Union of Minieh Municipalities, including completing and equipping the building, which was built with funding from the German government through the German development bank KfW and with support from UNDP. They also discussed how the centre will operate and coordination between the parties, to improve first response and strengthen Civil Defence readiness in the area.
Brigadier General Khreich also received the Governor of Lions Clubs International District 351, Lion Elias Antonios, with the chair of the committee for cooperation with municipalities and secretary of the Broummana Arjouan club, Lion Rima Kanaan, and the governor’s adviser for liaison with the security and military forces, Lion Dany Gedeon, in coordination with volunteer Civil Defence coordinator Elias Habib.
During the meeting, the Broummana Arjouan club and the committee for cooperation with municipalities donated a number of fire extinguishers to the General Directorate of Civil Defence. Brigadier General Khreich thanked the delegation for the initiative, praising the Lions Clubs’ support for the Civil Defence.