Hizbullah hailed the stance of Central Bank Governor Riad Salemeh, which urged Lebanese banks to consult with the Central Bank before suspending accounts suspected of violating anti-Hizbullah U.S. sanctions law, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.
“The stance of the Central Bank Governor is considered positive,” Hizbullah sources told the daily.

Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun alleged Tuesday that “invisible players” confronted the FPM-backed list in Jounieh's municipal polls, while stressing that the elections will not affect his movement's rapprochement agreement with the Lebanese Forces.

Thieves stole the car of the head of the Zahle army intelligence department on Tuesday, a media report said.

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc warned Tuesday that Lebanon's economy was facing “extreme danger” from Hizbullah's criticism of the measures that the Lebanese banks have started taking in compliance with an anti-Hizbullah U.S. sanctions law.
“The bloc strongly condemns the stance of Hizbullah's parliamentary bloc, which has called on Lebanese banks not to abide by the regulations of the international financial system, knowing that all world countries respect this system,” said Mustaqbal's bloc in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.

The chief suspect in a deadly attack on a Paris synagogue in 1980 has been released on bail after being held for 18 months, judicial and investigation sources told AFP Tuesday.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh stressed Tuesday that Lebanese banks must “offer justifications” and consult with the Central Bank before suspending accounts suspected of violating the anti-Hizbullah U.S. sanctions law.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry underlined on Tuesday the pledge his country made during the London donors conference on refugees towards assisting Lebanon in tackling this burden.
Kerry made his stance in a letter to Prime Minister Tammam Salam that was delivered by U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Danny Hall during talks held at the Grand Serail, announced the U.S. embassy in a statement.

Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr charged 13 people with belonging to an armed terror group for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday.
NNA said that the charged are Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals and that they include three people who are already held in detention.

The Lebanese Forces announced on Tuesday that it supports the municipal list dubbed “We are for Jezzine” set to wage the upcoming elections in the South, the LF said in a statement.
The list includes an alliance between the LF, Free Patriotic Movement, Kataeb and families of the town, it added.

French Ambassador to Lebanon Emmanuel Bonne denied on Tuesday media reports that said that Paris was planning on holding an international conference to resolve Lebanon's political crisis, reported LBCI television.
He told the station that a “misunderstanding” had occurred over the issue.
