Ad-Diyar: Jumblatt to vote in favor of funding STL

Ad-Diyar newspaper reported on Thursday that Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt will vote in favor of financing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).

Ad-Diyar’s report comes after Hezbollah vowed to use its position in government to try and block Lebanon’s funding for the U.N. court (more…)

Ahmadinejad views south Lebanon as Iran’s border with Israel, report

Iran’s ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi has reportedly said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon is aimed at strengthening the Lebanese unity and consensus on the Resistance.

Roknabadi said he backs the ( controversial ) equation of “army-Resistance-people.” and said we should also add the ‘Government ‘ to it. (more…)

Over $4 million is missing from a bank in south Lebanon

More than $4 million is missing at Al-Jammal bank branch in Jwaya near the southern port city of Tyre after the manager reportedly disappeared , al-Liwaa newspaper reported Thursday. (more…)

Berri: No obstacles over false witnesses issue

An-Nahar newspaper quoted on Thursday Speaker Nabih Berri as saying that there are no obstacles regarding the issue of the false witnesses, stressing that Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar will submit a report on false witnesses at the first Cabinet meeting to convene under President Michel Suleiman upon his return from Mexico. (more…)

Geagea: President Suleiman must remain a centrist

During a live interview on Future News television Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday criticized President Michel Suleiman’s recent remarks , in which he reportedly said that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon must regain its credibility.

“President Suleiman must remain a centrist, (more…)

Hezbollah to try to block Lebanon’s funding for STL

Hezbollah will use its position in government to try to block Lebanon’s funding for the U.N. court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the group’s spokesman said Wednesday. (more…)

Allawi urges Syria to press Iran not to mess with Iraq

A leading candidate in the contested race to lead Iraq’s new government insisted during a visit to Syria on Wednesday that he would not take part in any coalition headed by his rival, the current prime minister.

Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi narrowly defeated Prime Minister Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite-dominated bloc in the March elections, (more…)

New Earth-like planet outside solar system found

For the first time, astronomers have detected a rocky planet in another solar system that has the most basic and essential conditions needed to support extraterrestrial life.

The presence of Earth-like exoplanets in what is called the “habitable zone” has been predicted for some time, (more…)

Syrian FM warns of strife if Hezbollah indicted by STL

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has been “politicized,” and warned that accusing Hezbollah of former PM Rafik Hariri’s murder will plunge Lebanon into a new round of sectarian violence.

Damascus has “received word that members of Hezbollah were soon to be formally charged with the assassination,” Muallem said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal from New York. (more…)

Wahab calls for overthrowing the government

Former minister Wiam Wahab called on the March 8 coalition ministers to resign and overthrow the government as soon as possible because the government cannot continue to work in the current situation, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday.

Wahab, a staunch ally of Syria made the statement following his meeting with former President Emile Lahoud. (more…)