Lebanese army arrests 3 suspects of arms trafficking in Hermel

26 February 2017 English

The Lebanese Army raided on Friday three houses and arrested three suspects in the outskirts of al-Hermel who are wanted on charges of weapons trafficking.

The raids were carried out by the Lebanese Army Airborne Regiment and the Army Intelligence agents in al-Shawagir neighborhood in the outskirts of Hermel.

Weapons and ammunition were seized during the raid.

NNA added that several arrest warrants were issued against the detainees.

They were transferred to nearby barracks for interrogations and they will be referred later to the concerned authorities.

Army appoints Brigadier Antoine Mansour as director of intelligence

12 April 2017 English

NNA – Lebanese Army Command’s guidance directorate on Tuesday issued a statement saying that the command appointed, upon the approval of national defense minister, Brigadier Antoine Sleiman Mansour as director for army intelligence. Brigadier Mansour was born in 1962. He is from Hosh village in […]

Minister Bassil proposes New Electoral Law or Hybrid Electoral System

13 March 2017 English

The Free Patriotic Movement Minister Gebran Bassil proposed on Monday, at a press conference the adoption of a new parliamentary electoral system: “What we are introducing today is the beginning of the adoption of the Senate; its president is Christian but not Maronite to respect […]

Palestinian President convenes with Gemayel, Palestinian factions

26 February 2017 English

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met on Saturday with a delegation from the factions of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and head of Kataeb Party, Sami Gemayel. Abbas relayed to the Palestinian factions the efforts his administration was under taking to combat the Israeli project. He insisted […]