Lebanon, Palestinians should refuse naturalization says envoy

The Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Abdallah Abdallah told Free Lebanon radio: The talk about naturalization of Palestinians after Lebanon recognizes the state of Palestine is not true . (more…)

Jumblatt angers Aoun and his bloc members over energy bill

The rejection of MP Michel Aoun’s energy draft bill in the parliament by MP Walid Jumblatt and his parliamentary bloc has angered the Change and reform bloc leader and his bloc members. (more…)

Al Manar TV says dispute over money behind Antelias explosion

Hezbollah’s al Manar TV reported that the Antelias  explosion occurred when  a bomb which was in the possession of one of the victims accidentally exploded as they were both arguing about money. (more…)

STL President issued an open letter to the 4 suspects in Hariri’s murder

The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Judge Antonio Cassese, today issued an open letter to the four men accused in the 14 February 2005 attack to inform them of their rights and to urge them to participate in trial. (more…)

Antelias explosion: One of the assailants is a Hezbollah member

Hussein Ali Diya one of the assailants in the attempted assassination of judge Judge Allan Albert Serhan is a member of Hezbollah according to his brother . (more…)

2 killed in a blast in Antelias , updates

MTV reported that an explosion in Beirut’s northern suburb of Antelias killed two and injured one.
The two that were killed were identified as Ihsan Naif Nassar and Hussein Ali Deeb (more…)

STL meeting with Murr over his attempted assassination

LBC reported that an STL delegation is meeting with former Defense Minister Elias al-Murr at Prosecutor General Said Mirza’s office to address his 2005 attempted assassination. (more…)

17 killed in Homs as Assad admits of making some mistakes

Syrian security forces have killed 17 people in Homs, activists said. According to them, the army shot dead 17 people in the city, injuring another 20.

Rights activist Rami Abdel Rahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP troops were conducting a massive operation in the northwestern town of Sermin, where a woman was killed. (more…)

Jumblatt says his objection to Aoun’s bill is technical

MP Walid Jumblatt, National Front Struggle parliamentary bloc leader said in remarks published on Thursday that his bloc’s position on the electricity draft bill during Wednesday’s parliament session “is technical,” and has nothing to do with taking sides. (more…)

Siniora responds to Aoun’s criticism over energy bill

Former Lebanese PM and current Future Movement parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Siniora said on Wednesday that the draft bill proposed by Change and Reform parliamentary bloc leader MP Michel Aoun “should have been complemented with a clear project that shows how it will use the available funding, instead of resorting to borrowing through the Lebanese treasury.” (more…)