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UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country’s support for Sudan rebels

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JERUSALEM (AP) — A female diplomat from the United Arab Emirates is the newest contender for the role of United Nations secretary-general. Lana Nusseibeh brings Palestinian roots and defense of the UAE’s historic relations with Israel to her candidacy, but she faces sharp criticism over her country’…

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  1. Al-Monitor

    UAE nominates official to lead UN (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The UAE nominated Wednesday its foreign ministry official Lana Nusseibeh to run in the contest to lead the UN as none of the six existing candidates has emerged as a clear front-runner. Lana Nusseibeh is a well-regarded minister of state at the United Arab Emirates foreign ministry, having previousl…

  2. Al-Monitor

    Exclusive-Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday, injecting a prominent Middle Eastern candidate into a contest that has struggled to produce a consensus choice among the Security Council’s…

  3. Semafor

    UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to become next UN secretary-general (opens Semafor)

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    Born in 1978, Nusseibeh is an Emirati citizen whose family traces their roots to one of the most prominent Muslim dynasties in Jerusalem.

  4. France 24

    Emirati diplomat could become next UN chief despite human rights concerns (opens France 24)

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    Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a mass…

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country’s support for Sudan rebels (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — A female diplomat from the United Arab Emirates is the newest contender for the role of United Nations secretary-general. Lana Nusseibeh brings Palestinian roots and defense of the UAE’s historic relations with Israel to her candidacy, but she faces sharp criticism over her country’…

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