Michel Kanbour in a TV interview: Hezbollah does not fund me, and a complaint against MTV is before the Public Prosecution of Cassation

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1. 18 Oct 2026, 21:31 The publisher of the "Lebanon Debate" website, Michel Kanbour, said on New TV that the media had never been this loose, that anyone making an accusation must have evidence, and stressed that everything published had no evidence to support it.
2. 18 Oct 2026, 21:33 In the same interview, Kanbour announced that he had filed a complaint against "MTV" before the Public Prosecution of Cassation two months earlier, accused it of "throwing words around recklessly", and described Michel Murr as "the blackmailer".
3. 18 Oct 2026, 21:34 Kanbour affirmed that Hezbollah does not fund him to attack "Al-Akhbar" newspaper, stressed the responsibility of standing behind President Joseph Aoun in confining weapons to the hands of the state, and described Michel Murr as a "demolition project" who wants the army to clash with Hezbollah.
4. 18 Oct 2026, 21:35 Kanbour announced that the lawsuit filed by Michel Murr had not yet moved, while the lawsuit filed against Charles Jbeil had become pending before the Publications Court.
5. 18 Oct 2026, 21:37 Kanbour said the country was "in a jungle" in the face of a person who constitutes a danger, that the blackmailing of media figures is not surprising, and called on the President to address the matter.
6. 18 Oct 2026, 21:45 Kanbour said the "Lebanon Debate" website is a media outlet addressed to everyone and is not linked to anyone, and indicated that Murr is offering "MTV" to Hezbollah.

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