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Israel Fortifies Hilltop Post on Shebaa Farms Borderline

An Israeli military force, equipped with a number of bulldozers and cranes, started fortifying the Ramta hilltop post which is located on the border with the Southern occupied Shebaa farms, the state-run National News Agency reported on Friday.

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Al-Alam News Channel Closes Offices in Beirut

The Kuwaiti al-Anbaa daily said on Friday that Falak institution that operates Iranian-run, Arabic news channel al-Alam in Beirut has decided to close down the network's offices in Lebanon discharging around 25 to 60 full-time and contractual employees.

Media reports said financial difficulties have compelled the network’s closure, adding that the same difficulty has compelled Hizbullah's al-Manar TV to cut down the number of its staff.

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Army Clamps Down on Arms Traffickers in Hermel

The Lebanese Army arrested on Friday three suspects in the outskirts of al-Hermel wanted on charges of arms trafficking, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Lebanese Army Airborne Regiment and Army Intelligence agents raided early on Friday several houses in al-Shawagir neighborhood in the outskirts of Hermel, NNA said.

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Kanaan: Wage Scale Funding Incorporated in Budget

Head of the Finance and Budget Parliamentary Committee MP Ibrahim Kanaan said on Friday that the cabinet has recorded “serious and positive” progress as for introducing reforms to the draft state budget, pointing out that revenues to fund the wage scale will be incorporated in the budget.

“Serious and positive progress was recorded at the level of introducing needed reforms to the budget, which was the focus of a lengthy debate in the finance committee,” Kanaan told VDL (100.5) radio.

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Report: Bassil Assembles New Electoral Law Format

A new three-party panel has emerged after a previous four-party committee failed to find a new electoral law for the upcoming parliamentary elections, amid reports circulating that Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil is preparing a fresh format which he plans to suggest when all endeavors in that regard collapse, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.

The new panel is comprised of Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and Prime Minister Saad Hariri or director of the premier's office Nader Hariri, said the daily.

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Cabinet Makes 'Very Big Progress' towards Approving State Budget

Prime Minister Saad Hariri presided over a new Cabinet meeting dedicated to discussing the draft state budget on Thursday after which Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil announced that “very big progress” has been made towards approving the budget.

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Mustaqbal Stresses 'Importance of Holding Parliamentary Vote on Time under New Law'

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Thursday stressed the “importance of holding the parliamentary vote under a new electoral law,” dismissing accusations that al-Mustaqbal Movement is seeking the postponement of the elections.

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Palestinian Fugitive Arrested in Sidon as Suspected Extremist Held in Akkar

General Security intelligence agents on Thursday arrested Palestinian national Fadi S. near his house in the southern city of Sidon, state-run National News Agency reported.

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Bahij Abu Hamze Freed from Prison, Wahhab Hails Judiciary

Bahij Abu Hamze, a prominent Lebanese businessman, was freed from prison on Thursday after around three years in provisional detention.

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Aoun Meets Abbas, Urges Him to Help 'Preserve Camps Stability'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks Thursday with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace at the beginning of a three-day visit to Lebanon.

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