NNA - A handover ceremony was held on Monday morning at the General Security Directorate between outgoing Director-General Elias Baisari and his successor, Major General Hassan Choucair, in the presence of Interior Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Hajjar and senior officers from the directorate.  

Generals Baisari, Choucair and  welcomed Minister Hajjar at the entrance of the directorate, where a General Security honor guard performed ceremonial tributes to the sound of the official band. The formal handover proceedings then commenced.

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