Libanon
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UN-Geführt)
Beginn: 03/78
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Ban Ki-moon names top official for Lebanon tribunal (11.03.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) A veteran of numerous international court proceedings has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the Registrar of the tribunal being set up to try those responsible for political killings in Lebanon, particularly the 2005 attack that killed former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Robin Vincent of the United Kingdom will start his duties on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon at a date yet to be determined, … .
Lebanon presidential vote postponed for 16th time (10.03.2008)
(Quelle: Middle East Times) A parliamentary session to elect Lebanon's president has been postponed from Tuesday to March 25 amid continued deadlock between rival political leaders, the speaker's office announced on Monday. 'Parliament speaker Nabih Berri has decided to postpone the session to Tuesday, March 25 at noon (1000 GMT),' his spokesman Ali Hamdan told AFP.
Ban informs Siniora preparations under way for Hariri tribunal (10.03.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Lebanon)) UN chief Ban Ki-Moon informed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora during a phone conversation Saturday that preparations for the international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were under way. Ban also told Siniora that during the last few days, a UN administrative committee has inspected a potential site for the tribunal in the Netherlands.
French UNIFIL troops conduct training exercises near border with Israel (05.03.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) A unit of the French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has begun a round of training exercises in the Southern areas extending from Aarqoub to the Shebaa Farms, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry on Monday, France said it was willing to support UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon by sending additional French forces to Lebanon to control the border and prevent arms smuggling.
Stability in southern Lebanon threatened, despite recent progress – Ban Ki-moon (04.03.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) Although southern Lebanon is relatively stable at present, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses deep concern over the effects of the ongoing political crisis, arms smuggling and Israeli overflights there in a new report on compliance with the Security Council decision that helped end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah in 2006.
'No evidence' of Hizbullah buildup in South - Ban (01.03.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said on Thursday that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) 'has found no evidence' of Hizbullah rearming south of the Litani River. In a report issued to the UN Security Council, the seventh of its kind, Ban addressed the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, which put an end to the 34-day summer 2006 war with Israel.
European mariners take the wheel of UN coastal fleet (29.02.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) A European naval group today took command of United Nations peacekeeping’s first-ever maritime task force (MTF), which was deployed off the coast of Lebanon in 2006 to curtail arms smuggling following that year’s war between Israel and Hizbollah.
Lebanon crisis continues amid Arab rifts (27.02.2008)
(Quelle: Middle East Times) Lebanese MPs postponed Tuesday for a 15th time the session to elect a president after the Arab League failed to mediate an agreement between rival political camps, raising inter-Arab tensions and prompting talk that next month's Arab summit in Damascus could be jeopardized.
Khalilzad: UN may intervene in election (25.02.2008)
(Quelle: Daily Star Beirut) US Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad said Friday that the issue of issuing a new resolution by the UN Security Council to solve the crisis of presidential elections in Lebanon remains one of the options under discussion between the states concerned over Lebanon 'but we have not reached that point yet.'
Graziano reports Israel's border violations to UN (16.02.2008)
(Quelle: Daily Star) Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Claudio Graziano said on Friday his organization sent the UN a report outlining Israeli violations of Lebanese territories and airspace. 'UNIFIL has also sent a strong-worded letter to Israel denouncing violations,' said Graziano following a meeting with Premier Fouad Siniora.
Ban creates management team for Special Tribunal (16.02.2008)
(Quelle: Daily Star) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has established a management committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon being set up to try those responsible for political killings, particularly the February 2005 car bombing in Beirut that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others, a statement issued by Ban's media office said on Thursday.
Lebanon delays vote for 14th time (09.02.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) A parliamentary vote to elect Lebanon's president has been delayed for a 14th time. The speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri, said the vote was now scheduled for 26 February. Lebanon has been without a president since 23 November due to divisions between the pro-Western ruling majority and pro-Syrian opposition. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has left Beirut after failing to mediate a solution to the crisis.
Qatar pulls troops from UNIFIL, says unit 'won't be replaced for the moment' (08.02.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Qatar said on Thursday it has withdrawn its unit of more than 200 United Nations peacekeepers from South Lebanon, and said it did not intend to send more.
France backs Arab plan ahead of Moussa's return to Beirut (06.02.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Local and international powers restated their support on Tuesday for the three-point Arab initiative to solve the political standoff in Lebanon, while the opposition announced that the ministerial statement for the next government should be approved by all groups before agreement is reached.
Outgoing UN envoy to Lebanon touts 'success' of Resolution 1701 (05.02.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Departing UN special coordinator for Lebanon said late Sunday night that Lebanon was not a failed state. 'However, the failure to elect a new president, the debate over the legitimacy of the government and the 2006 summer war are sources of concern and a threat to Lebanon's stability ... and these problems must be solved,' Geir Pedersen told LBC Television. He said there was a 'pressing' need to elect a president and that he feared additional assassinations.
Analysts say riots dragged army into political battle (01.02.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Last Sunday's deadly clashes in the southern suburbs of Beirut have drawn the army into a political firestorm and made it the focus of suspicion among some groups, complicating efforts to resolve the country's political crisis with the election of a consensus president, analysts told The Daily Star on Thursday.
Israeli inquiry finds ‘grave failings’ in ’06 war (31.01.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) In a widely anticipated judgment, a formal inquiry released Wednesday found “grave failings” among Israel’s political and military leaders in the 2006 Lebanon war, especially in their failure to decide what kind of war to fight.
Riots damage Suleiman's chances at top post, pose conundrum for army (29.01.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Lebanon's political crisis has taken a dangerous turn with the army being dragged into the conflict between opposition and majority camps following deadly riots that have raised fears of civil war, analysts say. Sunday's unrest pitted angry demonstrators protesting power cuts against the army of General Michel Suleiman, who is tipped to fill the vacant seat of the presidency.
Moussa warns rival Lebanese parties to accept compromise (29.01.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Arab foreign ministers have called on rival political factions in Lebanon to agree on the number of Cabinet posts each side will get with the firm understanding that the majority does not get 'half plus one' nor the opposition 'a third plus one' of Cabinet posts in a new national unity government. … The seven-point statement that came out of the ministers meeting in Cairo concerning Lebanon affirmed Arab consensus over the three-point Arab initiative issued by the ministers at their January 5 meeting.
Beirut violence kills 7 and wounds dozens (28.01.2008)
(Quelle: New York Times) Violent clashes erupted Sunday in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead and escalating Lebanon’s most serious political crisis since its civil war ended in 1990. At least seven people were shot dead and dozens were wounded during clashes between the Lebanese Army and opposition supporters who were burning tires and closing major roads to protest power cuts, security officials said.
Blast kills Lebanese terrorism investigator who was probing assassinations (26.01.2008)
(Quelle: Washington Post) A car bomb Friday killed a top Lebanese terrorism investigator who was probing assassinations of prominent anti-Syrian figures and a series of other attacks in recent years. Capt. Wissam Eid, 31, worked for the police intelligence agency, which is closely tied to the Western-backed government.
UN mission conducts maritime drill off Lebanon’s southern coast (21.01.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) United Nations peacekeepers have carried out maritime exercises off the coast of southern Lebanon involving the amphibious landing of military personnel and equipment. The three-day drill – conducted by the Maritime Task Force of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in cooperation with the Lebanese Navy and with the participation of French and Italian naval units – took place near the southern city of Naqoura.
Berri: Syrian-Saudi reconciliation key to Lebanon solution (21.01.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) Speaker Nabih Berri for the first time has expressed pessimism over prospects for resolving the political logjam. Berri placed the ball squarely in the Arab court by insisting that only a Saudi-Syrian reconciliation could pave the way for inter-Lebanese accord and the election of a new president and formation of a new government.
February date for Lebanese vote (20.01.2008)
(Quelle: BBC) Lebanon's troubled presidential election has been postponed for the 13th time, as the country's political crisis continues. MPs had been due to meet on Monday to elect the head of state, a post vacant since November, but the date has now been moved to 11 February. Rival pro-Western and pro-Syrian factions failed to agree on the make-up of a new government. The breakdown came despite Arab League mediation to break the deadlock.
UN will handle Lebanese crisis if Arab plan fails - Kouchner (15.01.2008)
(Quelle: Daily Star Beirut) 'If it's not working with our friends of the Arab League, we will come back to the UN,' Kouchner, who was accompanying French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Riyadh, told reporters. … Sarkozy told the Saudi Shura Council on Monday that France 'unreservedly supports' the Arab League plan, describing it as 'fully compatible' with proposals made by France.
Lebanon 'will be lost' unless it heeds Arab plan - Mubarak (14.01.2008)
(Quelle: Daily Star Beirut) Speaking to reporters Saturday, Mubarak said it is imperative the Arab initiative is implemented as it represents the firm conviction of all Arab countries without exception. 'If it's not implemented everyone will wash their hands of Lebanon and the country would be lost and no one can know what its future will be. [The Lebanese] have to find a solution to their crisis, because if they do not agree they destroy Lebanon,' he said.
Syria backs Arab League efforts to end Lebanon deadlock (13.01.2008)
(Quelle: Middle East Times) Syria on Sunday backed Arab League chief Amr Mussa's efforts to persuade warring Lebanese political factions to agree a compromise plan allowing the election of a new president in Beirut. … Mussa left Lebanon on Saturday having failed to convince rival parties to agree on a compromise deal to elect a new president but he vowed to return on Wednesday to continue negotiations.
Arab League mediation in Lebanon fails (13.01.2008)
(Quelle: Asharq Al Awsat) The head of the Arab League said Saturday that he was leaving Lebanon after failing to get the country's feuding politicians to agree on a plan to elect a new president and end the deepening political crisis. After four days of talks, Amr Moussa said the situation in Lebanon was still 'serious' and promised to return to Beirut in the next few days to continue his discussions with members of the Western-backed government and pro-Syrian opposition.
UN team investigates reported rocket attack against Israel from Lebanon (09.01.2008)
(Quelle: UN News) A United Nations investigation team, including forensics and explosives experts, have inspected a site in northern Israel where two Katyusha rockets fired from southern Lebanon are reported to have landed and UN peacekeepers have combed locations for potential launching sites.
UK daily claims UNIFIL boosting patrols to intercept Hizbullah's weapons (08.01.2008)
(Quelle: The Daily Star (Beirut)) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have stepped up joint patrols with the country's army to intercept shipments of heavy weapons by Hizbullah to the border regions with Israel, UK's Telegraph newspaper reported on Monday. Hizbullah is known to have restocked its strongholds north of the strategic Litani River. According to the daily, relations between UNIFIL commander Major General Claudio Graziano and Hizbullah 'deteriorated in recent weeks as the security forces cracked down on movements over the Litani's bridges.'