A Greek reporter was shot dead by leftist guerrillas

A Greek reporter was shot dead on Monday by leftist urban guerrillas outside his home in an Athens suburb, the first murder of a journalist in Greece in more than 20 years, the police said. (more…)

Aoun concerned over Hezbollah’s bad image

Following Change and Reform bloc meeting its leader MP Michel Aoun told the media that he is “afraid the judges in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will develop a bad image of Hezbollah because when that happens, there will be prejudgments and gaps in the investigation.”

“According to my information, the Hezbollah members who were questioned by the STL are reassured and did not feel pressured,” (more…)

Hariri brands al-Akhbar reports ‘fabricated, incorrect, baseless’

Lebanon PM Saad Hariri’s press office described as “fabricated, incorrect and baseless” on Tuesday a report by al-Akhbar which alleged that a telecom spy had close ties to Future movement.
The Al-Akhbar newspaper which is closely associated with Syria and Hezbollah reported that Tareq al-Rabaa , an Alfa telecom employee (more…)

Lebanon president urges calm

President Michel Suleiman called for calm and away from the media as was agreed upon during the national dialogue sessions, ” according to local press reports (more…)

STL: The Lebanese army will not arrest Hezbollah members if indicted

As Safir reported that the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal Canadian judge Daniel Bellemare went to the U.S. in the second week of July. He stopped in New York, then in Washington on July 8 where he met several officials including Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman . (more…)

Al Liwaa Journalist attacked in Tripoli

Al Liwaa newspaper journalist Hossam el Hassan was attacked in Tripoli and his camera was destroyed , during the funeral of Sheikh Adel Abu Shanab Tinal which took place at Tenal mosque in Tripoli. (more…)

Franjieh: Nasrallah’s speech spells the end of Doha accord

Former Lebanese MP Samir Franjieh slammed Monday Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s recent speech spells the end of the Doha Agreement.

Franjieh told MTV that Hezbollah’s way of dealing with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is “wrong and being exaggerated,” (more…)

Phalange partly: Leave STL alone and stop politicizing it

The Phalange Party on Monday called on all parties to keep the “Special Tribunal for Lebanon ( STL) away from the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and the region, ” and urged ” an end to politicizing this international authority, which enjoyed national consensus upon its establishment,”
according to a statement issued after the weekly meeting of its politburo. (more…)

Lebanon minister: We are ready to demarcate the border

Minister of State Jean Oghassabian said Monday that the Lebanese ministerial delegation that headed to Syria informed the Syrians of Lebanon’s readiness to demarcate the border. (more…)

60 dead, 90 injured in India train crash

One speeding passenger train slammed into another stopped at a depot in eastern India early Monday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 90 others in the second major train disaster in the region in just over seven weeks. (more…)