UNIFIL: Israel is obligated to withdraw from Ghajar

UNIFIL spokesperson Neeraj Singh said on Saturday: “Israel is obligated to withdraw from northern Ghajar and the adjacent region north of the Blue Line according to UN Security Council Resolution 1701.” (more…)

Sfeir: STL should continue its work

In an interview with Al-Ousbou al-Arabi magazine to be published Friday, Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir warned that Lebanon and the entire Middle East were in danger.

“Not only is the Lebanese Republic in danger, but the situation in the Middle East as a whole,” he said. (more…)

Israel slams Russia-Lebanon arms deal

Israel has sharply criticized Russia for signing the arms deal with Lebanon, citing concerns that whatever arms the Lebanese army will posses will eventually fall into the hands of Hezbollah militants , Lebanon Files reported (more…)

Berri: Resistance is a national need

Lebanon Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri commented on Thursday in a statement about Israel’s decision to withdraw from the northern section of the border town of Ghajar by saying : “The resistance is a national need.” (more…)

BBC’s ‘Murder in Beirut’ series postponed

The BBC has suddenly pulled a documentary film series about the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri as tensions mount in Beirut over expectations that Hezbollah operatives are about to be accused of involvement in the killing.

The first of three parts of Murder in Beirut (more…)

Aoun: Hezbollah might violently respond to STL indictment

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun continued with his scare tactics campaign and said on Wednesday that Hezbollah might violently respond to a Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) indictment that accuses some of the party’s members for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. (more…)

Report: Lebanon not up to telecoms speed

Mobile phone shops in Lebanon are crammed with handset and BlackBerry cases in a dazzling variety of colours and textures.

In contrast with the range of accessories on offer, however, customers can only opt for one of two service providers. Both Alfa and MTC Touch, the country’s mobile phone operators, (more…)

Iraq president won’t sign Aziz’s death sentence

Iraq’s president said Wednesday that he would not sign an execution order for the foreign minister in Saddam Hussein’s government, who was sentenced to death last month.

“I will not sign Tariq Aziz’s death sentence,” Jalal Talabani told France 24 television (more…)

Hariri: We won’t let STL indictment explode the situation in Lebanon

Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei during his official visit to Russia that he and the other 3 top leaders in the country will not allow the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s (STL) indictment to explode the situation in Lebanon. (more…)

Geagea: Unfortunately we cannot live a normal life

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said on Wednesday:“Some in Lebanon insist on confronting global arrogance, but we yearn to live a normal life,” and urged “those who are confronting global arrogance to stop their arrogance on us, ” according to an LF statement. (more…)