Beirut: UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay arrived in Beirut this afternoon at Rafic Hariri International Airport, where she was welcomed by Minister of Culture Ghassan Salam©.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., Audrey Azoulay will lay the foundation stone for the rehabilitation of Mar Mikhael Station as a cultural monument. The ceremony will be attended by the Ministers of Culture, Ghassan Salam©, and Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, as well as a representative of the Italian Embassy.
The Director-General of UNESCO and Minister Salam© will also visit the Grand Theatre site on Ma'arrad Street in downtown Beirut tomorrow at 11 a.m. to announce the launch of a global campaign to revive it, in partnership with the Emirate of Sharjah, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Beirut.