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UNIFIL Mandate Renewal Underway: Role Assessment and Downsizing

Bassam Abou Zeid, 21/08 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Deliberations are ongoing among the permanent members of the UN Security Council regarding the renewal of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate for another year. However, the debates remain centered between the United States and Israel on one hand, and France on the other. According to French diplomatic sources, “the renewal of ...

US Signals Conditional UNIFIL Extension Amid Lebanese Security Concerns

This is Beirut, 20/08 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A US State Department source overseeing the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission said Wednesday that the one-year extension for the peacekeeping force is not open-ended, but comes with a clear timeline to end its role. Speaking to MTV Lebanon, the official emphasized that the naval component will remain until the mission’s ...

UNIFIL Dismisses Termination Rumors, Reaffirms Commitment to South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/06 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on Thursday denied rumors about an alleged agreement to end the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, Tenenti said, “There is no agreement between the United States and Israel to end UNIFIL’s mission in southern Lebanon – what is being said on the matter is merely ...

Trump's Blizzard of Orders Faces Stormy Ride

This is Beirut, 21/01 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump has claimed a mandate from God to reshape America, but the earthly powers of the US courts, a super-thin majority in Congress and foreign capitals may have other ideas. The Republican president unleashed a "shock and awe" blitz of executive orders in his first 24 hours back in power that overturned many of his predecessor ...

Will General Joseph Aoun’s Mandate Be Extended Again?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-11-05 19:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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With only two months left until the expiration of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun's mandate, the same question that surfaced at the end of 2023 is once again looming: can Lebanon avoid a vacancy at the helm of its military, the sole fully operational institution in a country where others remain paralyzed amid a profound security, ...

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