Is Security deteriorating in Lebanon? update

Several security incidents took place in Lebanon this Thursday. They may not be related but they surely indicate that security is deteriorating in Lebanon.

In Sidon , south Lebanon the army detonated a bomb that was found in the parking lot of Hijazi Center in Quds Square on Wednesday night (more…)

Charbel: Security situation in Lebanon is excellent

Lebanon’s Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told Voice of Lebanon radio on Wednesday that the current security situation in the country “is excellent” noting that the ministry has “a comprehensive plan” to safeguard Lebanon. (more…)

Higher Defense Council to tighten security in Lebanon

The Lebanese Higher Defense Council (HDC) on Tuesday decided to tighten security across Lebanon and enforce stricter security measures in Beirut and the South.

The Council meeting was chaired by President Michel Suleiman and was attended by : (more…)

Aridi to submit report on improving airport security

Minister of State Jean Ogassapian briefed the media , following the cabinet meeting which was held Wednesday evening:

Airport Security:
Prime Minister Saad Hariri presented a complete vision to the ministers for overhauling airport security at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport. (more…)

XY 720: Lebanon MP calls the Nas Air incident a ’scandal’- Update 2

The discovery of human remains on the landing gear of Saudi-owned Nas Air jet following a flight from Beirut to Riyadh has raised a lot of questions about security at Rafik Hariri international airport.

Nas Air flight XY 720 took off from Beirut airport late Friday with 130 people on board and landed Saturday morning in the Saudi capital. (more…)

Israel bans iPad, confiscating devices at airport

Israel’s communications ministry hasn’t given the Apple iPad the necessary Wi-Fi clearance to operate domestically, although the chip in the iPad has already been used in scores of approved devices. The customs authority has been directed to confiscate them.

The head of customs at Ben-Gurion International Airport said yesterday they have confiscated 10 iPads. (more…)

Lebanese Police graduate from U.S. training program

The U.S. embassy in Lebanon Thursday announced the graduation of Lebanese police officers from an American training course amid internal debate over the nature of this program, stating that “the first class of 73 Internal Security Forces (ISF) cadets and officers” graduated on Wednesday “from the newly developed Community Policing training class.” (more…)

Saudi national arrested in Lebanon, accused of spying for Israel

Lebanese police in southern Lebanon arrested a Saudi man allegedly spying for the Israeli secret service Mossad. He told investigators that he was depressed and wanted to commit suicide. So he decided to head to southern Lebanon to lure Israelis into killing him. (more…)

If your name sounds Jewish, skip the vacation in Lebanon this year

If you’re British, Irish, French, German or Australian, or if your name sounds at all Jewish, you might think twice before deciding to spend your vacation in Lebanon this year. Not because the Switzerland of the Middle East isn’t a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the sunshine, but because you might be detained at the airport, questioned, followed around by a secret agent or even turned back to where you came from. (more…)

Evacuation of JFK Airport terminal 8 for security breach

Officials are evacuating a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City because of a security breach.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman says travelers at Kennedy’s Terminal 8 are being asked to leave and will be re-screened.
The security breach apparently involved someone who left a first class American Airlines lounge, opened a door that was supposed to be used only by airport workers and walked through.
Coleman says it’s unclear whether the person was a passenger. He says the breach happened before 3:30 p.m. and was recorded by security cameras. Fox News