MEE staff on Sat, 10/31/2026 - 13:17 Lana Nusseibeh secures seven 'encourage' votes in first Security Council ballot as rights groups and regional blocs challenge Abu Dhabi's bid The UAE Envoy Lana Nusseibeh attends a meeting with foreign ministers of the GCC member states in Manama, Bahrain, on 25 June 2026 (Eric…

Lana Nusseibeh used official UAE letterhead to back the son of a man who called Jeffrey Epstein his “best friend” – any credible vetting of her candidacy must confront this, writes political scientist Professor Branislav Radeljic

Dino Mahtani on Wed, 10/28/2026 - 09:06 Make no mistake, a vote for Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's candidate for UN secretary general, is an endorsement of genocide, mass atrocities and war UAE's Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, 27 October 2026 (Reuters/David Dee…

'Autocratic capture': Rights groups say UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh too dangerous to lead UN Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 10/27/2026 - 16:10 Nusseibeh has spent the last three years denying her country's role in the genocide in Sudan Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Lana…

Nick Hunt on Tue, 10/27/2026 - 14:52 Critics have objected to how she has represented the UAE on Sudan, Israel-Gaza, Libya, Yemen and Somaliland among others UAE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh at the UN HQ in New York on 7 April 2026 (Reuters) On The Emirati diplomat and minister…

Mehdi makes the scathing case against the UN Security Council recommending Emirati official Lana Nusseibeh as the next Secretary-General of the organization.

Daniel Tester on Mon, 10/26/2026 - 19:18 Lana Nusseibeh's late entry to the race for the top spot has brought widespread criticism UAE assistant minister for political affairs and envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City,…

The United Kingdom is leaning towards backing Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh as secretary-general of the United Nations, Middle East Eye can reveal. Nusseibeh's candidacy has drawn controversy over the United Arab Emirates' role in Sudan’s civil war, where it is accused of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support…

Imran Mulla on Mon, 10/26/2026 - 14:35 Nusseibeh's candidacy has drawn controversy over the UAE's alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan UAE representative to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh speaks during a security council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN headquarters, New York,…

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former ambassador to the United Nations, to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general, adding a new contender to a deadlocked race. Her candidacy has drawn immediate criticism due to the UAE's controversial foreign policy, in…

MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:26 Lana Nusseibeh, of Palestinian descent, enters the contest to succeed Secretary-General Guterres after six Security Council straw polls failed to produce a consensus candidate UAE envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 27 September…