A UN-backed tribunal found a member of the Lebanese group Hezbollah guilty of killing former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005 in a massive bomb blast. Three other Hezbollah suspects were removed on Tuesday. The ruling of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) – an international court based in The …
Read More »UN tribunal: Chief representative in Hariri’s assassination was Hezbollah member
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The main suspect in the trial of four men accused of conspiracy to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was a member of Hezbollah and used a mobile phone critical in the attack, judges said. a UN-backed tribunal said on Tuesday. Judge David Re, presiding …
Read More »Judge of Lebanon Tribunal: No evidence of Hezbollah leadership involvement in Hariri assassination
Judge David Re, presiding judge, Judge Janet Nosworthy and Judge Micheline Braidy attend a session of the UN-backed Lebanon Tribunal, which will rule on the case of four men who are being tried in absentia for the bombing. in 2005 who already assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik -Hariri and 21 …
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Seismic research vessel Oruc Reis, one of 5-6 fully equipped and multi-purpose research vessels in the world, is seen as ready for a new seismic research activity in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in Antalya, Turkey on 22 July. 2020. Orhan Cicek | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images An intense dispute …
Read More »Lebanon needs two weeks to shut down after ‘shocking’ COVID-19 rise, says minister
PHILO PHOTO: Health workers take swab samples from passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport on their renewed day following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon must shut down two weeks after a rise in coronavirus infections, the …
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