Geopolitics
New York, Mar 5 (JEN): The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, met on Wednesday with the country’s Defence Minister, Samir Moqbel, in Beirut to discuss the security situation, with a particular focus on Lebanon’s eastern border. more
As fallen peacekeeper honoured in Lebanon, UN expresses concern over security situation

New York, Jan 30 (JEN) A memorial service was held this morning at Lebanon’s International Airport in Beirut in honour of a peacekeeper from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) w ...

Lebanon: UN Special Coordinator meets Prime Minister to discuss year’s challenges, progress

New York, Dec 30 (JEN) The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, met in Beirut on Monday with Prime Minister Tamam Salam to discuss the grave security challenges fa ...

Lebanon: Ban appoints Special Coordinator as country continues to face political vacuum

New York, Dec 2 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as his new Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the UN Spokesperson’s offi ...

Lebanon: UN envoy expresses regret over Parliament term extension, stalled elections

New York, Nov 7 (JEN)The United Nations envoy for Lebanon said on Thursday that the vote in Lebanon’s Parliament on Wednesday to extend its mandate until 2017 had spared the country ...