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Beyond “UNIFIL”... Salam insists on an international presence in the south

LebaneseInsider aggregation service14 Nov 2026 · 19:58Beirut time

WHAT TO KNOWFrom Al Jadeed

Beyond “UNIFIL”... Salam insists on an international presence in the south. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam received United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, in the presence of Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed, Minister of Education and Higher Education Rima Karami, and Public Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine. Discussions were…

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According to the reports, Salam said an international presence was needed to help preserve stability and support implementation of Resolution 1701 after UNIFIL’s mandate ends. Al Jadeed ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗ · National News Agency ↗

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Nawaf Salam: Lebanon’s prime minister. The reports identify him as the prime minister and describe his meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Al Jadeed ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · President Aoun meets with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam ahead of the Cabinet session at Baabda Palace · PM Nawaf Salam receives invitation from UAE Ambassador to attend World Government Summit 2027, discusses northern Lebanon related demands with Al-Khair, meets Wazni · PM Nawaf Salam receives Beirut Port Director General
Amina Mohammed: UN deputy secretary-general. The reports identify her as the UN official who met Salam; a background story also describes her as head of the UN Sustainable Development Group. Al Jadeed ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Aoun: There will be no vacuum in the South after UNIFIL... and Resolution 1701 is the reference for any future arrangements
Hanin Al-Sayed: Lebanon’s minister of social affairs, who attended the meeting with Salam and Mohammed. Al Jadeed ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Arrival of Minister of Social Affairs Haneen Sayed in Syria (Video)
Rima Karami: Lebanon’s minister of education and higher education, who attended the meeting with Salam and Mohammed. Al Jadeed ↗ · Nidaa Al Watan ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Karami discusses rehabilitation of educational infrastructure with EU, German Development Bank delegation · Education Minister visits Tripoli to assess public school challenges

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Beyond “UNIFIL”... Salam insists on an international presence in the south