Gemayel : Elimination of STL is like elimination of Lebanon

MP Nadim Gemayel said during a ceremony on Monday that “the Special Tribunal for Lebanon does not concern only Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his family, or only (former) president Amin Gemayel and his family, or any of the martyrs’ families in particular; and it does not concern the Sunnis, Maronites or the rest of sects . It concerns all those who aspire for a free country”. (more…)

Hezbollah official: STL lost its credibility

Hezbollah politburo member Mahmoud Qomati told OTV on Monday that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has lost its credibility, adding that his party does not care anymore about the tribunal’s pending indictment.

Qomati said last week that Hezbollah demands the elimination of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. (more…)

No plan for Hezbollah to quit cabinet, says minister

Youth and Sports Minister Ali Abdullah a key member of Hezbollah , said Monday that Opposition and Shiite Cabinet ministers will not quit following a possible indictment of Hezbollah members in the 2005 assassination of lebanon’s former PM Rafik Hariri. (more…)

Lebanon president to address UN General Assembly

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman will head to New York on September 21 to address the UN General Assembly, Al-Markaziya news agency reported on Monday.

He will be accompanied by a Lebanese ministerial delegation (more…)

MP: Jumblatt’s stances are embarrassing, worrying & confusing

An MP from the Democratic Gathering bloc who wanted to remain anonymous told Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa in an interview published on Monday that the Druze community and the supporters of the Progressive Socialist Party are still rejecting PSP leader MP Walid Jumblatt’s current political positions. (more…)

US does not rule out Iranian Revolutionary Guard role in Hariri’s murder

A U.S. source did not rule out the involvement of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in the assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Al-Liwaa newspaper on Monday quoted the source as saying (more…)

Protests over power cuts cause concern in Lebanon

Unidentified individuals blocked roads with burning tires on Sunday evening in the Bachoura neighborhood – in Beirut’s Bechara al-Khoury area – to protest power cuts in the region, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) intervened to re-open the roads and punish the perpetrators, the NNA added. (more…)

Syria, Iran sign several agreements

An official Syrian delegation that is visiting Tehran concluded its meetings on Sunday by signing a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding on bolstering economic and commercial relations between the two countries, according to the government owned Syrian Arab News Agency SANA (more…)

Syria confiscates drugs smuggled from Lebanon

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Monday that the Syrian authorities confiscated around 2 million illegal drug pills, which were smuggled into the country across the Lebanese borders.

The drugs were set to be smuggled to other Arab countries. SANA reported (more…)

Iran hanged three men over drug trafficking

Iran has hanged three men, including an Afghan, convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, a newspaper reported on Monday. (more…)