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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary. UNIFIL photo

UNIFIL Welcomes Deployment of Additional Lebanese Soldiers in South

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- UNIFIL Commander Major General Michael Beary has welcomed the deployment of additional Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon, saying it “will allow more joint patrolling and strengthen the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.” During a Town...

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Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their tank, August 23, 2012. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

UNIFIL Welcomes Deployment of Additional Troops on Lebanon’s Southern Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese army has bolstered its forces south of the Litani River as its commander Gen. Joseph Aoun discussed with the head of the peacekeeping force enhanced coordinated activities. A statement from the military leadership said there was a reinforcement of...

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President Michel Aoun meets with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag at Baabda Palace. (Dalati and Nohra photo)

Aoun Lauds Renewal of UNIFIL Mandate ahead of Trip to New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the country and said he was satisfied with the international community’s favorite response to Lebanon’s demands on allowing UNIFIL to function in line...

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Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. Bertrand Guay/AFP

Syrian Regime Confiscates Lebanese Prime Minister’s Properties

by Thaer Abbas | Sep 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Syrian opposition sources uncovered to Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that the authorities in Damascus issued a decision to confiscate all the properties of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Syria and transfer them to the ownership of the state,...

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UNIFIL peacekeepers patrol on their armored vehicles near Adaisseh village near the Lebanese-Israeli border, southern Lebanon, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

UNIFIL Mandate Extended with Small Changes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East

The UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was extended Wednesday with new directions to conduct more patrols with the Lebanese army and report when peacekeepers run into roadblocks in “Hezbollah” strongholds in the South. The Security Council unanimously...