In 1999, Al Bayrak published an interview with Robert Hatem, who published a book titled From Israel to Damascus.[1] The book had been banned in Lebanon.[6] Due to the publication of the interview the Beirut Appeals Court prosecuted Melhem Karam and Said Nassereddine, who were respectively editor and editor-in-chief.[6] Following the assassination of Lebanese journalist and lawmaker Gebran Tueni in December 2005, the headline of the daily was "Enough...".[13]