Army Commander Chief General Jean Qahwaji said on Saturday that the security situation is “relatively” calm in Lebanon as he expressed confidence that it is under control, As Safir daily reported.

Speaker Nabih Berri expressed certainty on Saturday that ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement will not resign from the cabinet because they are “wise enough” to realize that the country is passing through a critical stage that requires preserving the government, al-Akhbar daily reported.

The trash management file has returned back to the spotlight after a deal to transport garbage from the streets of Metn, Keserwan and parts of the capital Beirut went to a halt due to the closure of the Bourj Hammoud storage location.

Trash is accumulating once again on the streets of Metn, Keserwan and a small section of Beirut that are included in the trash deal to transport garbage to a temporary site in Bourj Hammoud, said al-Akhbar daily on Saturday.

Hizbullah on Friday bombed posts of the jihadist group al-Nusra Front in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said.

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim revealed Friday that he intends to visit a country that can help Lebanon secure the release of the nine Lebanese servicemen who are being held hostage by the extremist Islamic State group.

A Lebanese member of the terrorist Islamic State group was referred Friday to the judiciary, an army statement said.

The Army intelligence arrested an Islamic State group firebrand suspected of leading smuggling operations, LBCI reported on Friday.

The Army Intelligence arrested on Friday two Syrian men accused of preparing explosive bombs in the northern district of al-Koura, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The two men, whose names were not identified, planned to carry out the bombing on the outskirts of Deddeh in Koura.

Civil Defense volunteers ended a 12-day protest on the Lebanese-Palestinian border on Friday after receiving vows from officials that their longtime demand for full-time employment will be met, the National News Agency reported.

The campaigners ended their protest and dismantled tents that they had erected on the border, NNA added.

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea emphasized that he is keen on maintaining good relations with the army leadership and asked the Free Patriotic Movement not to “embarrass” him with threats to resort to the street if the term of the Army Commander was extended, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday.