Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Lieutenant-General Claudio Graziano (Italy) to Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain).
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Naqoura, south Lebanon - A project to establish a green zone for recreational and economic benefits in the village of Sh’huur in south Lebanon was inaugurated today by H.E. the Ambassador of Australia, Ms Jean Dunn, in a ceremony attended by officials of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as well as local authorities.
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Naqoura, Lebanon – The Lebanese Minister of Defence, Mr. Elias Murr, and Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Jean Kahwaji, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) located in Naqoura, south Lebanon.
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18 December 2009 Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force is participating in a major search and rescue operation at sea after a Panamanian-flagged livestock carrier ‘Danny F II’ sank off the coast of Lebanon. The operation that commenced last evening continued through the night in difficult weather conditions and is still ongoing.
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Beirut, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Germany to Italy. In a ceremony aboard German flagship FGS Schleswig-Holstein at Beirut Harbour, Rear Admiral Paolo Sandalli of Italy assumed command for the next six months from Germany’s Rear Admiral Jürgen Mannhardt.
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