Prime Minister Najib Miqati blasted in a statement on Tuesday Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun’s remarks over the telecommunications data dispute, saying that there are laws and regulations that specify how to handle this issue and the PM has the final say on this matter not the minister of
Gemayel wants M14 MPs to pay for their hotel bill
Phalange Party coordinator MP Sami Gemayel proposed that the March 14 opposition lawmakers pay the fees of their stay at a hotel near the parliament to attend the parliamentary subcommittee meetings aimed at discussing the new electoral draft law. “The Lebanese shouldn’t carry yet another burden when they lack their simplest rights,”
Charbel confirms threats against Mufti Shaar’s life
Lebanese Interior Minister Marwan Charbel confirmed on Thursday that Mufti of Tripoli and North Lebanon Sheikh Malek al Shaar has been warned by security forces that there are security threats against his life, which prompted him to leave the country. “There is danger all over Lebanon, and the mufti is among a list of people […]
Suleiman discussing handing over telecom data
Lebanon president Michel Suleiman is heading a meeting at Baabda Palace to discuss the possibility of handing over of the telecommunications date to the security forces for help in the investigation of the attempted assassinations in Lebanon ,according to a report by LBC TV
450,000 Yahoo Voice passwords stolen
The beleaguered Internet company Yahoo! has another crisis on its hands: 450,000 user email addresses and passwords stolen from its user-generated content service, Yahoo! Voices.
MP Marouni’s attacker arrested in Zahle
Security forces arrested on Sunday a gunman after he pointed his gun at the MP Elie Marouni’s convoy near the Phalange party headquarters in the Beqaa city of Zahle, National News Agency NNA reported . According to NNA the attacker who was identified with his initials B.H., was in a white Honda when he pointed […]
Lebanon stops man attempting to smuggle ancient coins to Germany
The National News Agency (NNA) reported on Friday that the security forces at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle artifacts comprised of around 850 ancient metal coins to Germany.
Gemayel reject the link between security in Lebanon and Syria
Former Lebanese president and current Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel reject the link between security in Lebanon and Syria . ” Claims that Lebanon’s security is linked to Syria’s “need to be rectified because it is unacceptable that absence of security in Syria would imply [the same thing in Lebanon]
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
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.