Press releases archive (2006 -2015)

  • Tripartite Meeting held on 17 December 2014
    17 Dec 2014 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander visits Minister of Defence
    16 Dec 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel in Beirut. Discussions focused on the situation in UNIFIL’s area of operations and issues related to the implementation of...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander visits Vice President of the Islamic Shiite Highest Council
    16 Dec 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today paid a courtesy call to the Vice President of the Islamic Shiite Highest Council Sheik Abed Al Amiir Kaabalaan in his office in Beirut. Major-General Portolano thanked Sheik Abed Al Amiir Kaabalaan...
  • Major-General Abbas Ibrahim paid a visit to UNIFIL
    26 Nov 2014 - The General Director of Lebanon's General Security, Major-General Abbas Ibrahim, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander meets with Lebanese leaders in Beirut
    14 Nov 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut....
  • Tripartite Meeting held on 12 November 2014
    12 Nov 2014 - The Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Luciano Portolano, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior...

  • Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano inspecting the guard of honor.

    Lebanese Foreign Minister visits UNIFIL
    31 Oct 2014 - The Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Gebran Bassil, today paid a visit to the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at Naqoura in southern...
  • UNIFIL Force Commander meets Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Samir Moqbel
    27 Oct 2014 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano today called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Samir Moqbel in Beirut. Discussions focused...

  • UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Luciano Portolano saluting the Guard of Honor at UN Day ceremony.

    UNIFIL celebrates UN Day Anniversary
    24 Oct 2014 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura, to mark the 69th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. During this international observance of the UN Day, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-...
  • UNIFIL participates in search and rescue operation as plane crashes between Cyprus and Lebanon
    23 Oct 2014 - Press Statement on UNIFIL participation in search and rescue operation for crashed private plane. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force is participating in a search and rescue operation at sea after a private Cessna aircraft with two people on...

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