Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqy Allam arrived in Beirut Saturday to take part in a conference on religious media and tolerance to promote moderate essence of Islam.

The conference is planned to be organized by Dar al-Fatwa.

The Mufti was received by Lebanese Mufti Abdel-Latif Derian and Egyptian Ambassador in Beirut Mohamed Badr el Din.

The ambassador will host a dinner banquet to honor Allam and Derian.

Source: MENA