ሊባኖሳዊው የቴሌቪዥን ፕሮግራም አቅራቢ ማርሴል ጋኔም አንግዳ አድርጎ ያቀረባቸው፣ ፕሬዝደንት ኡውንና ሚኒስትር ባሲልን ‹‹የሂዝቦላህን የሽብር እንቅስቃሴ ይደግፋሉ›› ብለው የተቹ- ሁለት የሳዑዲ ጋዜጠኞች ላይ የቀረበውን ክስ ከተከላከለ በኋላ፣ ሕጋዊነትን በመፃረር ክስ እንደገና ተከስሷል፡፡
In November 2017, prominent Lebanese TV host Marcel Ghanem was prosecuted for obstruction of justice after he resisted charges brought against two of his guests, both Saudi journalists, who denounced Lebanese President Aoun and Minister Bassil of being Hezbollah's partner in terrorism.