Exclusive-Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief

Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Lana Nusseibeh attends a meeting in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee/Pool/File Photo

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 most ​powerful ⁠members.

(Reporting by ​Maha ‌El Dahan; Editing ​by Franklin Paul)