Now lebanon - Lebanon received notice to fund STL, An-Nahar reports, October 7, 2011

Lebanon received official notice from the United Nations and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) to pay its share of the UN-backed tribunal’s budget, An-Nahar newspaper reported on Friday.
The daily said that the notice was not sent to the Finance Ministry as reported on Wednesday in Al-Akhbar newspaper.
An-Nahar added that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent last month a letter to Prime Minister Najib Mikati annexed with a request from the STL for Lebanon to pay its share of the funding within two to three months.
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday denied receiving an official request from the United Nations calling on the Lebanese government to provide its annual share of funding for the STL.
The Hezbollah-led March 8 parties – which currently dominate Lebanon’s cabinet – have opposed a clause in the Lebanese annual state budget pertaining to the funding of the tribunal.
Four Hezbollah members have been indicted by the STL for the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri. However, the Shia group strongly denied the charges and refuses to cooperate with the court.
Lebanon contributes 49 percent of the STL’s annual funding.