Patriarch Rai’s visit to Syria draws mixed reactions

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai’s visit to Syria this Sunday drew mixed reactions in Lebanon. While president Michel Suleiman praised it and urged against politicizing it , March 14 General Secretariat coordinator Fares Soueid rejected it on the basis that it could subject the Christians of Syria to danger. (more…)

Hamadeh denounces Al-Akhbar threats against his life

March 14 MP Marwan Hamadeh denounced on Monday the threats against his life by the Al-Akhbar , a pro Hezbollah led March 8 alliance newspaper .
Hamadeh’s remarks come after Ibrahim al-Amin the editor-in-chief of the Al-Akhbar commented in his editorial column published earlier in the day “your [Hamadeh’s] days are numbered”. (more…)

Patriarch Rai under fire for defending Hezbollah suspects

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai’s got in trouble again with March 14 alliance , this time over defending Hezbollah suspects  who were indicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, by the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). (more…)

STL has 13,170 exhibits for trial of Hezbollah suspects

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon  ( STL)  intends to call 557 witnesses and  present     13,170 exhibits  to prove that the four Hezbollah suspects  are behind the assassination of former Lebanese  PM minister , Rafik Hariri according to STL website (more…)

Referring Hassan’s murder to STL is up to UN, Youssef

The decision for referring the assassination of Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau head Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is up to the United Nations Security Council, STL spokesman Marten Youssef told As Safir newspaper in remarks published on Tuesday.

If the United Nations Security Council decides to refer this crime or any other crime to the STL then it will handle it , (more…)

Hezbollah denies responsibility for killing Hassan

The crisis in Lebanon following the assassination of Beirut’s top police official appeared to be deepening as the prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced his cabinet would resign as soon as a caretaker national unity government could be formed. (more…)

Lebanon president met with STL prosecutor

President Michel Suleiman discussed the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s work with tribunal prosecutor Norman Farrell and his accompanied delegation during a meeting at the Baabda palace , LBC television reported on Thursday. (more…)

FSA captures a key false witness in Hariri murder

One of the so called false witnesses in the case of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri was captured in Damascus by the Free Syrian Army rebels .

Hussam T Hussam a Syrian intelligence operative who was used by the Syrian regime in 2005 to discredit the investigation (more…)

Hariri murder: STL sets trial date for Hezbollah members

A judge at the UN-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri has set March 25 as the tentative date to start the trial in absentia of four suspects.

The court said that any developments such as the arrest of murder suspects could delay next year’s starting date set by the judge on Thursday. (more…)

Lebanon Cabinet approves 2012 state budget

Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday that the cabinet approved the 2012 state budget draft law, which will be refereed to the parliament for final approval.

The premier also said that Lebanon’s share of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon ( STL) funding was paid in the same manner as last year but was not included in the state budget . (more…)