Judge Mirza to summon Sayyed for threatening Lebanon PM

Lebanese Attorney General Judge Said Mirza demanded to summon former General Security Department chief Brig. Gen. Jamil Sayyed for threatening state security and Premier Saad Hariri, An Nahar daily reported Thursday. (more…)

Iranian embassy says Iran never benefitted from Israeli weapons

The Iranian Embassy in Lebanon issued a statement on Wednesday denying that Iran benefited from Israeli weapons in the past, adding that such false allegations aim to distort Iran’s image.

“The Islamic republic of Iran, throughout eight years of imposed war, had not benefited from any weapons from the Zionist regime (more…)

Siddiq: Syrian documents prove Hezbollah’s involvement in Harir’s murder

Mohammad Zuhair al-Siddiq – a Syrian agent who branded in 2005 as the “King Witness” and who allegedly misled the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) probe into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri – said in an interview with Kuwaiti newspaper As-Seyassah published on Wednesday, that the late Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan gave him documents that prove Hezbollah was involved in Hariri’s murder. (more…)

Aoun calling for civil disobedience against the government

Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun is calling “in one way or another for civil disobedience against the government,” ministerial sources told al-Hayat newspaper . (more…)

Berri: Internal disputes will eventually be resolved

Sayyed wants to sue the state at a Human Rights court

Former head of Lebanon’s General Security Directorate Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayyed is reportedly looking for a human rights court to sue the Lebanese State.

Sayyed , along with 3 other generals was detained from 2005 to 2009 on suspicion of involvement in Rafik Hariri’s murder. (more…)

Envelopes with white powder found at 3 embassies in Israel

Police, firefighters and hazmat (hazardous materials) teams were called to the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday afternoon after officials found an envelope containing unidentified white powder, and a threatening letter with a swastika drawn on it. (more…)

Kuwait moves to calm Sunni-Shiite tension

The Kuwaiti government vowed on Tuesday to take legal measures to curb growing sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims following inflammatory remarks made by a Shiite activist in self-imposed exile.

“The government is serious in its legal measures necessary to curb (sectarian) tensions,” (more…)

Future Movement calls on judicial authorities to practice their role

The Future Movement parliamentary bloc on Tuesday stressed that “the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is responsible of issuing verdicts in the crime of murdering (former) premier Rafik Hariri and his companions.” (more…)

Iran frees American woman on $500k bail

An American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison flew out of the country to the nearby Gulf nation of Oman to be reunited with her mother after a $500,000 bail was paid to win her freedom.

However, the case that has deepened strains between the U.S. and Iran was still far from resolved. (more…)