Turkish authorities have seized an Iranian arms shipment heading to Syria and was meant for Hizbullah, a German newspaper reported Thursday.

The Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Turkish security forces stopped a convoy of trucks carrying a large quantity of weapons and ammunition in the south-central city of Kilis, which is adjacent to the Syrian border.

Hundreds of Islamists held a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli after the Tarawih prayers on Wednesday night to condemn Syria’s deadly crackdown on protestors calling for reform.

Islamist and Salafist groups, in addition to al-Jamaa al-Islamiyah and Hizb ut-Tahrir held the demonstration in Tripoli’s Abi Samra neighborhood in support of the Syrian people.

Lebanon’s disavowal of a U.N. Security Council statement condemning Syria's deadly attacks on civilians is “shameful,” high-ranking March 14 sources said.

The sources told An Nahar daily published Thursday that “despite the unanimity of the other 14 members of the Security Council on the statement, Lebanon’s disavowal is a shameful and disgraceful stance.”

Lebanon "disassociated" itself Wednesday from a U.N. Security Council statement condemning Syria's crackdown on opposition protests.

Lebanon’s envoy told a council meeting that the statement would not "help" end the Syrian crisis.

The office of Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare is currently examining material hand-delivered by Hizbullah officials to Lebanon’s State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza on July 13, 2011, Bellemare’s office said in a statement Wednesday.

Hizbullah, for its part, issued a statement later on Wednesday in which it confirmed the delivery of the material to Mirza but noted that that happened at the state prosecutor’s “personal request.”

Parliament approved on Wednesday 25 draft laws and agreements out of 67 items during its first meeting since the new government received the vote of confidence.

The delineation of Lebanon’s maritime border was absent from the session, but a draft law on the matter was distributed among the MPs.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati held a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with Speaker Nabih Berri to assess the parliament session that was held earlier.

He said: “We will be held accountable for every action we commit and the new cabinet has not been criticized for any procedure it has taken since it received the vote of confidence.”

The March 14 General Secretariat condemned on Wednesday “the massacres against the Syrian people,” while saluting their perseverance against “brutality”.

It urged in a statement after its weekly meeting “the international community to take the necessary procedures to stop the bloodshed against Syrian civilians.”

The Maronite Bishops Council condemned on Wednesday the attacks on private properties, urging the Lebanese to preserve their land “because they are the basis of their identity and history.”

It said in a statement after its monthly meeting, headed by Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi: “We demand the state to protect these properties according to the constitution and take the necessary security measures to prevent future attacks.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stressed on Wednesday the need for peaceful demonstrations to take place within legal norms in order to maintain freedom of expression that preserves Lebanon’s diversity.

He said in a statement: “The transformation of some of Beirut’s neighborhoods into closed security zones does not benefit any side as the capital belongs to all Lebanese and it harbors all political views.”