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Army Arrests Two Terror Suspects in Arsal Region

Two suspects were arrested Thursday in the northeastern border region of Arsal on charges of involvement in terrorist attacks against the army, the Army Command said.

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Businessman Kidnapped in Western Bekaa

Security agencies are following up on the kidnap of the businessman Adnan Hussein Dabaja who was abducted in the western Bekaa region, media reports said on Thursday.

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Joint Parliamentary Committees Schedule New Session Next Week

The joint parliamentary committees tasked with drafting an electoral law postponed Thursday's session, that was scheduled primarily to discuss the hybrid electoral draft-law, until June 1 after the withdrawal of MP Ali Ammar.

MP Ali Fayyad said after the meeting that “Ammar's withdrawal had to do with the agenda of the meeting.”

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Mogherini: Lebanon Must not Link Election of President to Regional Crises

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday that the prolonged political crisis can only further weaken Lebanon which cannot afford to wait for the region to solve its problems before it addresses this issue.

“On 25 May 2016 Lebanon enters its third year without a President. The sovereignty, stability, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon are important for the European Union. Lebanon remains an example of freedom, diversity and tolerance for the region, but the prolonged political crisis can only further weaken the country and its institutions in facing its many challenges. Lebanon cannot afford to wait for the region to solve its problems before it addresses this issue,” said Mogherini.

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Hariri to Nasrallah: 'Silent Shiite Majority' Refuses Interventions in Syria

Al-Mustaqbal movement chief ex-PM Saad Hariri stressed on Thursday that his party has never sought to monopolize power as claimed by Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in his latest speech, and urged him to give ear to the “silent Shiite majority” that opposes his interventions in Syria and Yemen.

“If the Mustaqbal movement was seeking monopolization to dominate authority, it wouldn't have approved a hybrid proportional draft law with the Lebanese Forces and the Democratic Gathering bloc at the parliament,” said Hariri via Twitter.

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Report: Jumblat Blames Iran for Hampering Election of President

Democratic Gathering bloc leader MP Walid Jumblat stated on Thursday that Iran is obstructing the election of a Lebanese president, blaming it for the two-year vacuum at the post, An Nahar daily reported.

“Obstructions hampering the elections of a head of state are Iranian,” said Jumblat in an interview to the daily.

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Nasrallah Insists on 'Army-People-Resistance Equation', Urges Proportional Representation in Parliament

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed Wednesday that the famous “army-people-resistance equation” will remain “a source of strength for the country,” as he criticized rival political parties who are not in favor of an electoral law based on the proportional representation system.

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Security Forces Pursuing Wissam Bleiq's Murderer

The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau uncovered on Wednesday the identity of the murderer of Wissam Bleiq, a member of Beirut's firefighting department and administrator of the Nijmeh football club youtube channel.

The assailant was identified as Hussein al-Houwwari, a member of the resistance brigades, reported Future television.

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Lebanese-Canadian Suspect in 1980 Paris Synagogue Attack Ordered back to Jail

A French court on Tuesday ordered the chief suspect in a deadly attack on a Paris synagogue in 1980 to be sent back to jail, ten days after he was released on bail.

Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian sociology professor who had been detained for 18 months, is accused of being part of the Special Operations branch of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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Political Leaders Weigh in on Presidency after Two Full Years of Vacuum

Lebanon has officially completed two years of vacuum in the presidency with no end in sight to the dispute that has crippled the country's top post since May 2014.

An Nahar daily on Wednesday marked the occasion by surveying the opinion of major Lebanese political leaders, with Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea, and head of Hizbullah's Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammed Raad abstaining from the interview.

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