NOW Lebanon
The Saudi embassy denied on Tuesday contacting Salafi Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir or seeking to communicate with him. The Saudi embassy was surprised when it received news that Assir had conversed with [someone in] the embassy, a statement issued by the...
NOW Lebanon
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said in remarks published Tuesday that the security plan, which he announced on Monday, sought to depict Lebanon as an oasis of safety. The security plan seeks to show the world and Arabs that Lebanon is an oasis of...
NOW Lebanon
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said on Monday evening that the attackers of Al-Jadeed television station have no political backing. There is no political faction [in Lebanon] that supports those who attacked Al-Jadeed, Charbel told reporters...
The Daily Star
Jean Kahwagi said Monday the military and security forces were determined to confront security challenges and would not be deterred under any circumstances. He also warned against attempts by local parties to seek strength from foreign powers to use...
The Daily Star
Masked men closed several Beirut roads with burning tires late Monday after the arrest of a suspect in an earlier attack on Al-Jadeed television station in which a group of gunmen set fire to its entrance and shot at the building. Groups of men...