State Security Raids Offices of al-Akhbar Newspaper

After raiding the offices of the Foreign Ministry earlier this week, the State Security agency on Wednesday searched the headquarters of al-Akhbar newspaper, media reports said.

"It has been also carrying out continous surveillance of al-Akhbar's visitors and offices for the past two days," al-Jadeed TV reported, adding that the agency is also trying to know where editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Amin lives.

The daily has strongly criticized both State Security and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil over the Foreign Ministry raid.

It said the raid was linked to Bassil's intention to identify the person who leaked three diplomatic reports from the Lebanese embassy in Washington to al-Akhbar.

Six diplomats and an employee were interrogated during the raid.