U.S. urges Lebanon to act on Hariri indictments

The United States on Thursday welcomed a U.N.-backed tribunal’s indictments in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese statesman Rafik al-Hariri and urged Lebanon’s government to act on them. (more…)

Geagea pessimistic about the cabinet’s intent towards STL

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea sounded pessimistic over the cabinet’s intents regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He said “their intents are not pure.” (more…)

STL indicts four Hezbollah members over Hariri car bomb

Lebanon’s senior prosecutor has received criminal indictments for four members of the Shia militant group Hezbollah, who are accused of assassinating the country’s former prime minister Rafiq Hariri in a car bomb attack six years ago. (more…)

Abdo: STL indictment is a giant step towards the unity of Lebanon

Former ambassador Johnny Abdo said the issuance of the indictment is a giant step towards the unity of Lebanon, saying that this matter may be only the tip of the iceberg and the beginning and not the end.

Abdo , in an interview with MTV said: (more…)

One of Hezbollah suspects in Hariri’s murder is also a U.S. citizen

Salim al-Ayyash , also known as “Abu Salim,” is one of the four suspects named by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in its indictment of Hezbollah members in the murder of Lebanon’s former PM Rafik hariri who was assassinated on feb 14, 2005 in Beirut (more…)

Hezbollah’s al-Manar: indictments show STL “is politicized.”

Hezbollah’s al-Manar television said on Thursday the indictments over the killing of statesman Rafik Hariri show the tribunal seeking his killers “is politicized.”

Al-Manar’s comment comes after the Tribunal issued its indictment .

Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s ( STL) released the indictment of Hezbollah members (more…)

UN urges all states to execute Hariri arrest warrants

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged countries to cooperate with the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on indictments over the 2005 killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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March 14 urges the cabinet to cooperate with STL

March 14 General Secretariat warned the cabinet on Thursday of not carrying out its responsibilities regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon urging it to cooperate directly with the tribunal’s demands. (more…)

STL: Future Movement warns against cabinet’s evasion of responsibility

Future Movement, which is headed by former PM Saad Hariri , son of the slain former PM Rafik Hariri issued a statement on Thursday following the release of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s ( STL) indictment of Hezbollah members in Hariri’s murder in which it called on the cabinet to bear its responsibilities by cooperating fully with the STL. (more…)

Hariri says STL indictment is a ‘historic moment’ for all Lebanese

Former prime minister and current Lebanese opposition leader MP Saad Hariri, son of assassinated former PM Rafik Hariri, hailed on Thursday the release of a UN indictment in his father’s 2005 murder as a hard-won “historic moment ” for Justice (more…)