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." 
Mwezi Novemba 2017, mwongozaji mashuhuri wa kipindi cha Luninga Lebanon Marcel Ghanem alishtakiwa kwa kuzuia haki baada ya kukataa mashitaka dhidi ya wageni wake wawili wote wakiwa ni waandishi wa habari wa saudi ambao walimushtumu Rais wa Lebanon Aoun na waziri Bassil kuwa ni washirika wa " Hezbollah katika ugaidi."