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Lebanon Cracks Down on 2 Houthi-Affiliated TV Stations

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi requested that the General Security and Internal Security Forces probe two television stations affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen that are operating from Beirut. He ordered the probe to determine from where the al-Masira and al-Sahat channels are being broadcast so that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2022

Lebanon Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle Drugs to Saudi Arabia

The Lebanese authorities announced thwarting an attempt to smuggle drugs to Saudi Arabia on board a truck intended for land transport. Lebanon's Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said on Twitter that the Information Division in the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) accomplished a new and qualitative achievement and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 19, 2022

Lebanon's Interior Minister Slams Hezbollah for Hosting Event Offensive to Bahrain

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi indirectly criticized on Tuesday Hezbollah for hosting a Bahraini group that Manama has designated as a sponsor of terrorism. The Iran-backed party's move defied the Lebanese authorities' order to ban the event, which was initially going to be held at a hotel, because it harms…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2022