State Prosecutor Adnan Addoum on Tuesday received a message from Information Minister Ghazi Aridi accusing the International Herald Tribune (IHT) of breaking local publication laws. Aridi was alluding to a pro-Israeli advertisement that was published in the IHT. â(The advertisement) offends Lebanese national feeling,â according to the information ministerâs letter to Addoum. Aridi urged the authorities to take the appropriate legal measures against the International Herald Tribune under the countryâs publication law. An informed source predicted the IHT would face prosecution through its legal representative in Beirut. The source added that, if found guilty, the IHT would face a fine ranging between LL500,000 and LL1 million.
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