By Harvey Morris at the United Nations Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina, states whose political and security problems regularly figure on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council, were on Thursday elected to serve as temporary members of the 15-member world body for the coming two years. From... [read full story]
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By Patrick Worsnip New York - Politically divided Lebanon and Bosnia were among five countries elected to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, in a move diplomats hoped would help strengthen the two countries'...
Editorial It’s been more than half a century since Lebanon was a member of the United Nations Security Council, but this unenviable piece of information was amended this week with our return to one of the world’s most...
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said on Thursday his country will defend Arab interests, after Lebanon was elected to the UN Security Council for the first time since 1954. Lebanon was one of five states elected on Thursday as...
Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina, states whose political and security problems regularly figure on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council, were on Thursday elected to serve as temporary members of the 15-member world...
Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.'s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms. Unlike most previous Security...
Sleiman vows country will defend rights of Palestinians, Arabs Friday, October 16, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said on Thursday his country will defend Arab interests, after Lebanon...
