Lebanon seeks post‑UNIFIL force as mandate extension stalls in New York

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s meetings in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly have so far failed to secure Lebanon’s request for a six-month extension of the UNIFIL mandate, even as conditions on the ground in the south deteriorate.

The outcome of the talks remains unclear. Salam, who is scheduled to address the General Assembly on Friday, has used the visit to…