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Kataeb Wants '7 Seats' to Accept Alliance with LF

The Kataeb Party wants to guarantee winning seven parliamentary seats as a precondition for accepting an electoral alliance with the Lebanese Forces, a media report said.

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Report: Hizbullah Wants to Move 'Missile Factories' to Chouf

Hizbullah "has recently purchased land lots in the predominantly-Druze Mount Lebanon region of Chouf with the aim of relocating its factories and missiles," a media report said.

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Hariri: Country's Dignity More Important than Dignity of Individuals, Parties

Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed Friday that “the country's dignity is more important than the dignity of individuals and parties,” in the wake of three days of unrest sparked by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil's labeling of Speaker Nabih Berri as a “thug.”

“The martyr premier (Rafik Hariri) and we after him have faced waves of statements and insults that are much worse than what you are hearing today, but we have always considered the country's dignity to be more important than the dignity of individuals and parties,” Hariri said during a Mustaqbal Movement rally.

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Berri: We Must Preserve Security and Stability

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Friday for preserving security and stability in Lebanon, following three days of unrest sparked by remarks against him by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil.

“Regardless of the problems that might happen, we must always preserve security and stability in the country in order to confront the major challenges,” Berri said.

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American Charged in Lebanese Neighbor's Death Will Not Testify

An Oklahoma man charged with a hate crime in the fatal shooting of his Lebanese neighbor will not testify during his murder trial.

After prosecutors rested their case Thursday, 63-year-old Stanley Majors told the judge he's decided not to take the witness stand.

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U.S. Targets Alleged Hizbullah Financier with Sanctions

The United States levied sanctions Friday against six individuals and seven business with links to alleged Hizbullah financier Adham Tabaja, the White House said.

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Bassil to Expat Conference: 'No Gods among Us', Hegemony is Unacceptable

Free Patriotic Movement chief and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil decided Friday not to attend a Lebanese expat conference in Abidjan over security concerns related to the latest crisis between him and Speaker Nabih Berri.

Citing security reports, Bassil told the conference via video link that he did not attend the event because he fears “possible acts of sabotage against our conference.”

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Aoun Reassures: Lessons Drawn from Latest Incidents

President Michel Aoun reassured Friday that “lessons have been drawn from the latest incidents,” referring to three days of unrest and protests that followed leaked and harsh remarks by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil against Speaker Nabih Berri.

“Things have returned to normal and the situations have been settled,” Aoun added, reiterating his call for “resolving all disputes with state institutions and not on the streets.”

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AMAL, Hizbullah, FPM 'Reconcile' in Hadath Meeting

A delegation of Hizbullah and AMAL lawmakers visited the municipality of Hadath on Friday to ease a row with the Free Patriotic Movement and the rising tensions among their supporters that almost threw the country off balance.

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Three Inmates Escape Baalbek Prison

Three inmates have reportedly managed to escape at dawn from a district prison in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, media reports said on Friday.

The National News Agency said three suspects, arrested for drug trafficking, managed to escape at dawn from a prison in Baalbek police station fleeing through a window and using blankets as a rope.

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