Qatari support for Lebanon: from reconstruction to energy projects

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with Lebanon's leadership in Beirut on October 16, 2026, reaffirming Doha's continued support for Lebanon's sovereignty, unity, stability, institutions and army. The article focuses on economic and energy cooperation, noting that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Lebanon and Qatar were close to a joint build-operate-transfer (BOT) project to develop electricity production, and that QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies agreed to develop a solar power plant in Lebanon. It also recalls Qatar's contribution to reconstruction after the July 2006 war and stresses linking support to reform, transparency and implementation.