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18 August 2020, 14:48

Al-Jadeed: A diplomatic source has denied remarks attributed to the Saudi ambassador by the Bahraini al-Bilad newspaper.

18 August 2020, 14:43

The STL Trial Chamber said it is not convinced that Badreddine was the mastermind of the Hariri attack.

18 August 2020, 14:39

Al-Jadeed: The third STL session is expected to be called off and the verdict will be read out after the second session that kicked off now.

18 August 2020, 14:23

Al-Jadeed: A ministerial committee has agreed to shut down the country for two weeks except for Beirut airport.

18 August 2020, 14:13

Al-Jadeed: The army will prevent any riots or friction between supporters and opponents of STL's verdicts.

18 August 2020, 14:12

Al-Jadeed: Security reinforcements have been deployed to the area around Rafik Hariri's tomb in downtown Beirut.

18 August 2020, 14:11

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon in remarks to Bahraini daily: The political parties in Lebanon must consider the issuance of the STL verdict in the case of the assassination of the martyr Rafik Hariri a golden chance to eliminate Hizbullah from the Lebanese political scene.

18 August 2020, 13:50

The STL verdicts session has been adjourned for a lunch break.

18 August 2020, 13:42

The STL said Ayyash had links to Hizbullah as proved by evidence.

18 August 2020, 12:58

STL's Presiding Judge said Syria and Hizbullah might have had motives to murder Hariri but noted that there is no evidence to incriminate them over the killing.

18 August 2020, 12:48

STL Presiding Judge: The attempt to assassinate Marwan Hamadeh was a prior warning to Hariri and Jumblat.

18 August 2020, 12:34

President Aoun: We have to accept what will be issued by the STL, although delayed justice is not justice.

18 August 2020, 12:32

President Aoun: The crime of ex-PM Hariri’s assassination greatly affected the life of the Lebanese and the course of events in Lebanon.

18 August 2020, 12:18

The STL said Hariri's assassination was carried out for political reasons.

18 August 2020, 12:17

The STL said the Accused Ayyash, Merhi and Badreddine used a mobile phone network to coordinate Hariri's assassination with 2.5 tons of explosives.

18 August 2020, 12:12

STL Presiding Judge David Re is explaining how the alleged Hizbullah squad had monitored Rafik Hariri's movements.

18 August 2020, 12:10

STL Presiding Judge David Re is reading out the pronouncement of the Judgment in the Ayyash et al. case.

18 August 2020, 12:10

Presiding Judge of the STL Trial Chamber asked to observe a minute of silence out of respect for the victims of the Beirut explosion that took place on August 4.

18 August 2020, 12:02

An STL session to announce the verdicts in the case of the 2005 assassination of ex-PM Rafik Hariri has kicked off at The Hague.

18 August 2020, 11:59

STL: The Judgment is a reasoned decision analyzing the evidence and arguments presented during trial.

18 August 2020, 11:39

Ex-PM Saad Hariri has arrived at the STL headquarters in The Hague.

18 August 2020, 11:25

President Aoun ruled out as "impossible" the hypothesis that a Hizbullah arms depot was behind the Beirut port blast, stressing that the party wasn't storing arms there.

18 August 2020, 11:19

MP Mohammed al-Hajjar: There are strict instructions from al-Mustaqbal Movement to prevent any reactions on the ground and we won't allow the verdict to drag the country into any internal problems.

17 August 2020, 19:09

Lebanon recorded 456 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

17 August 2020, 17:18

Amer Fakhoury has passed away at his residence in the United States, media reports said.

17 August 2020, 15:51

Speaker Berri: There can be no solution nor salvation for Lebanon unless everyone shows the courage to seek a civil state while preserving the rights of sects.

17 August 2020, 15:20

Judicial investigator into the port blast Fadi Sawwan has interrogated Customs chief Badri Daher for 4.5 hours before issuing an arrest warrant against him.