The show and its conference will be held on 28 to 30 November in Biel, Beirut under the Patronage of Prime Minister Najib Mikati. More than 100 security companies from united Arab Emirates, Jordan, The United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Russia and China will participate in the show. Minister Marwan Charbel stated that holding the SMES show for the second time in Lebanon reinstate the country’s prestigious role in this sector in the region. He mentioned that this exhibition derives its security features from new technologies devised to provide protection, and contribute to limiting crimes and terrorists attacks, being also critical to preserve stability and country development. “The sophisticated equipments to be featured in SMES 2011 will allow security forces to adopt a scientific approach, with the ability to link security and Human rights” said Charbel “The subjects of the show encompass national security, border security, Installations Security and combating terrorism. These are extremely important in view of the nature of the risks surrounding Lebanon, causing us to pay highly in the fight against terrorism.”

The first edition of SMES covered everything pertaining to Internal Security, Border and installations Security and fighting Terrorism. The SMES exhibition puts Lebanon once again on the international security exhibitions scene in the MENA Region, after it attracted more than 9000 visitors in 2009. [www.smesbeirut.com]