Royalty in the News

Sunday saw Qatar’s Sheikha Mozah bin Nasser al-Misnad in Lebanon, where she met with Lebanese leaders and helped build the national library.

Although her official visit lasted only one day, the wife of the Emir of Qatar’s visit meant a lot to Lebanon.

At a dinner banquet honoring Mozah and her Qatari delegation, President Michael Suleiman celebrated his country’s brotherly ties with the Gulf nation.

“These days last year, when Lebanon was in the center of a strong storm and in the heart of darkness that suffocated the homeland’s breath, His Highness the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani took the initiative by inviting the Arab brethren and the Lebanese leaders who held the Doha summit which put an end to the then serious division and laid the foundation stone for a stage of calm, dialogue and the return of constitutional institutions.”

Suleiman went on, thanking the Sheikha for laying a foundation stone for the National Library in Beirut, which is linked to her work in education.

“That is not strange to your persistence activity to promote knowledge, intellectual and cultural openness which led to your selection by UNESCO as its special envoy for basic and higher education and as a member of the UN High-Level Group for Alliance of Civilizations which was welcomed and appreciated.”

In return, Sheikha Mozah thanked the Lebanese President for his remarks which she said reflected the ties of fraternity, appreciation and unity of objectives between the two brotherly countries.

She also added how Lebanon is a country famous for its good morals and its pluralism and democracy. But, she said, its thought is Lebanon’s most valuable asset.

Later, the Lebanese President put the Order of Merit’s Grand Cordon on Sheikha Mozah for her role and contributions.

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