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…)

Lebanon faces 4 dangerous issues in 2013

Western sources told “Al-Nahar” newspaper that 4 dangerouss issues will face Lebanon in the coming year. They identified them as follows:

1 – The launching of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon trial against those accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri could result in the summoning of nearly 500 witnesses to the court. (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…)

FBI’s role in assassination probe strictly technical, report

Lebanon Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi told OTV on Friday that that the FBI team is in Lebanon to assist the Lebanese security forces in their investigation the assassination of Internal Security Forces intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan and their “role will be strictly technical ” (more…)

Judge Nabil Wehbe to probe Al Hassan’s assaassination

The Lebanese Supreme Judicial Council, which handles political and state security crimes approved on Tuesday Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi’s proposal to name Judge Nabil Wehbe as a judicial investigator in the assassination of Internal Security Forces intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan, National News Agency reported. (more…)

Hezbollah against probe of assassination, by STL

The powerful Shiite militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Syria, said Tuesday it opposes calls to hand over the investigation of the assassination of an anti-Syrian intelligence official to the international tribunal ( Special Tribunal for Lebanon , STL) probing similar killings of other Lebanese (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…)

MP Haber: Hezbollah, Syria behind assassinations in Lebanon

Phalange party MP Fadi al-Haber told Kuwaiti daily As-Seyassah in remarks published on Wednesday that Hezbollah and the Syrian regime have been involved in “all” the past assassinations and attempted assassinations in Lebanon.

“All the assassination attempts that occurred in Lebanon in the past were coordinated between Hezbollah and the Syrian regime,” Haber said. (more…)

STL: US licences Jones to represent Badreddine

The United States authorities issued yesterday the licence required for John Jones to continue to represent Mustafa Badreddine, one of the accused in the Ayyash et al proceedings.

The US Treasury Department had imposed sanctions against Badreddine last week. The defence counsel for Badreddine had requested clarification from the Tribunal’s President on whether Jones, a dual US/UK citizen, can continue to represent Badreddine. (more…)