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Geagea: We Urge Cabinet to Implement Shehayyeb's Plan as Soon as Possible

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized on Tuesday the state's failure to resolve the country's trash disposal crisis, wondering why Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb's plan has not been implemented yet.

He asked during a press conference: “Why haven't we implemented the plan if it has garnered the approval of the majority of sides?”

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Report: LF-FPM Sign Draft-Law on Restoring Lebanese Nationality for Expats

Lawmakers from the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement signed on Tuesday a draft-law on allowing expatriates to regain their Lebanese nationality, reported various media.

Earlier, al-Joumhouria newspaper had said that draft-law will be the “fruit of the Declaration of Intent” signed between the two sides in June.

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Report: Aoun Reiterates Commitment to 'Legislation of Necessity' ahead of Parliament Bureau Meeting

Speaker Nabih Berri, Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun, and Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan had held talks on Monday ahead of a meeting aimed at preparing the agenda of the upcoming legislative session, revealed al-Joumhouria newspaper on Tuesday.

It said that the talks were held ahead of Monday's national dialogue talks.

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Fatfat: Salam Made Bold Proposal on Garbage Crisis

Mustaqbal bloc MP Ahmed Fatfat revealed that Prime Minister Tammam Salam had made a “bold proposal” to end the country's ongoing garbage disposal crisis, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Tuesday.

He told the daily: “The premier was asked to adopt the current trash plan and resort to the army and security forces to implement it.”

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Cazeneuve Voices Solidarity with Lebanon on Refugees, Hails 'Ideal Security Cooperation'

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve stressed Monday his country's solidarity with Lebanon in the face of the Syrian refugee crisis during an official visit to Beirut

Cazeneuve, who arrived at dawn, met with Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq and a number of other officials.

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Hariri: We Firmly Stand by Salam, Won't Give Hizbullah Chance to Undermine Dialogue

Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri threw his support Monday behind Prime Minister Tammam Salam while stressing that Mustaqbal will not allow Hizbullah to “undermine dialogue.”

“Any Lebanese cannot but feel insulted by the scenes of the garbage that floated in Beirut's streets and the rest of the regions,” Hariri said in a statement released by his press office.

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Dialogue Session Shows No Glimpse of Solution to Trash Crisis

The eighth dialogue session convened at parliament on Monday after it tackled several pressing issues mainly the lingering trash crisis that saw the streets of the capital swirling with trash bags on Sunday.

Another session will be held next week on November 3.

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Kataeb Suspends Participation in Dialogue, Asks Salam to Convene Cabinet or Declare Surrender

The Kataeb Party announced on Monday the suspension of its participation in the national dialogue talks due “to the mounting daily problems endured by the people,” mainly the growing garbage crisis.

It said in a statement: “We have repeatedly called for separating the people's daily concerns from political disputes and for the cabinet to convene, especially after the garbage crisis turned into an environmental and health disaster.”

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Saudi Prince Held in Record Beirut Airport Drug Bust

A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said.

Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were detained by security at Rafik Hariri International Airport while allegedly "attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine," a security source told AFP.

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Partial SCC Strike, Demanding Inclusion of Wage Scale on Agenda

The Syndicate Coordination Committee held a partial strike on Monday in the public institutions and schools demanding that the new wage scale be included on the agenda of the expected legislative session.

The public institutions, private, elementary and intermediate public schools closed on Monday while public high schools did not join the protest.

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