Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed Tuesday that his party “will overcome the conspiracy of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and emerge stronger than before.”

“A resistance movement that was not shaken by the most powerful air force in the region will not be shaken by (STL Prosecutor Danielle) Bellemare, (Pre-Trial Judge Daniel) Fransen, (STL President Antonio) Cassese or some mercenary writers,” Nasrallah said.

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel said Tuesday that “international justice, after the release of the indictment in the assassination of the Cedar Revolution’s leaders, is the best possible framework for preventing political crime in Lebanon and putting an end to assassinations and acts of terror.”

In a speech at the Phalangist Diaspora General Convention in the Northern Metn town of Dbaye, Gemayel called on his party members to “engage in the battle for rescuing the Lebanese entity, the coexistence pact, the political system and the independence.”

The Mustaqbal bloc welcomed on Tuesday President Michel Suleiman’s desire to call the different political parties to resume the national dialogue.

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting headed by former Premier Fouad Saniora: “In order for the dialogue to be successful, Hizbullah’s arms must be the only issue on its agenda.”

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun hoped on Tuesday that the government would immediately start addressing the people’s concerns.

He added after the Change and Reform bloc’s weekly meeting: “Parliament’s extraordinary sessions are aimed at keeping up with the cabinet’s functioning.”

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s Victims’ Participation Unit released on Tuesday a public service announcement video inviting victims to participate in the judicial process at the tribunal, said the STL’s press office.

The announcement explains how victims of the February 14, 2005 attack that killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri can apply to participate in the judicial proceedings, it added.

The international tribunal’s Appeals Chamber ruled on Tuesday Jamil al-Sayyed’s latest appeal admissible and referred the case back to the Pre-Trial Judge for further consideration.

The former chief of the General Security Department, who was detained for four years in connection with the February 2005 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has appealed Pre-Trial Judge Daniel Fransen's decision to give him partial access to his case file.

Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stated on Tuesday that the government’s functioning began despite the obstacles issued by some sides aimed at hindering its mission.

He noted that the cabinet’s recent agreement on various appointments in state positions is a sign of the productivity it is aspiring for.

The head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad stated on Tuesday that the government advocated the “equation of victory of the army, people, and Resistance.”

He added: “The enemy and its masters want to target the Resistance because it represents what is left of dignity in this world.”

Firefighters doused a huge blaze that engulfed a grains depot on the Jdita-Dahr al-Baidar road on Tuesday after the flames spread to the warehouse from a truck that was on fire.

The National News Agency said that the truck, which was loaded with cement, hit an abandoned building on the side of the road and went on fire, killing its Syrian driver Mohammed Shehade.

The new Director-General of the General Security Department Abbas Ibrahim hoped that he’s up to the tasks he’s been assigned to, “because it’s the time to work and cooperate with different parties.”

“Lebanon needs all its citizens, and efforts should be exerted to halt saboteurs from achieving their goals,” Ibrahim told al-Liwaa newspaper on Tuesday.