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Officials Discuss Export of Waste as Crisis Grows amid Heat Wave

Officials resumed on Monday discussing the country's waste crisis as Prime Minister Tammam Salam said that the export of garbage is among the proposals under discussion.

“The suggestion to export waste is among several other proposals” that are being discussed by the involved officials, Salam told As Safir daily.

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Report: U.S. Sets Red Lines for Lebanese Officials over Growing Crisis

The United States has advised Lebanese officials to preserve Lebanon's stability by avoiding a vacuum in security institutions and the premiership as a result of their sharp differences, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Monday.

Washington has stressed there were three led lines that the officials should not cross, the newspaper said.

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Berri Says No Vote for Aoun, Holds onto 'Dignity' and Salam

Speaker Nabih Berri has revealed that he would not vote for Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun for considering him and the parliament illegitimate over the extension of its term last year.

In remarks to As Safir daily published on Monday, Berri expressed surprise at Aoun's continued insistence to consider the parliament illegitimate while at the same time expecting it to elect him as president.

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Wildfires in Several Regions as Civil Defense Warns over Heat Wave

Several wildfires erupted Sunday in many areas across Lebanon as the country started to be engulfed by a scorching heat wave.

In the Beirut suburb of Hadath, a blaze ripped through a forestland on the peripheries of the Lebanese University complex, state-run National News Agency said.

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Army Arrests Dozens of Syrians in Akkar for Lacking Legal Documents

The army carried out on Sunday raids against Syrian refugee encampments in the northern region of Akkar, reported the National News Agency.

It said that the military arrested at least 30 Syrians on the outskirts of the town of Kfartoun for lacking proper legal documents.

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Families of Arsal Captives Mark One Year of their Kidnapping

The relatives of servicemen kidnapped by Islamist groups from the northeastern border town of Arsal in 2014 on Saturday the first-year anniversary of their abduction, reported the daily al-Mustaqbal on Sunday.

They chose Saturday to mark the occasion because it coincided with Army Day.

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Gemayel: Some Sides Pushing Lebanon to Suicide through ‘Emptying’ State Institutions

The former chief of the Kataeb Party Amin Gemayel accused Hizbullah and its ally the Free Patriotic Movement of crippling the functioning of the government through their tactics, saying that the paralysis of the state ends with an initiative on their part, reported the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Sunday.

He told the daily: “Some sides are pushing the country towards suicide through their efforts to empty state institutions.”

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Lebanon Submits Official Request to Extend UNIFIL’s Term

Lebanon has submitted an official request to the United Nations chief to extend the term of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, reported al-Mustaqbal daily on Sunday.

The request was made in accordance to U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 and without making alterations to UNIFIL’s mission.

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Army Destroys Vehicle Transporting Jihadists on Arsal Outskirts

The Lebanese army destroyed on Saturday a vehicle transporting gunmen on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said in the army's operation took place in Khirbet Daoud.

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Iran Ambassador Says Nuclear Deal Could Reflect Positively on Lebanon

Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammed Fathali stressed that his country's nuclear deal will reflect positively on Lebanon and the region, the state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday.

“The nuclear deal will affect Lebanon and the region positively. We believe that this agreement will pave way for positive atmospheres,” said Fathali after a meeting with Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh on head of a delegation.

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