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Abou Faour Says Political Rift Shouldn't Affect Security Agencies

Health Minister Wael Abou Faour called on the political arch-foes to tackle the appointment of new top-ranking security officials with reason, urging them to safeguard the state institutions.

“It's illogical that the military institutions and security agencies are undergoing such a political debate,” Abou Faour told reporters on Monday after talks with Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail.

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Nasrallah to Deliver Speech on Resistance and Liberation Day

Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is expected to make a televised speech on May 24 on the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day.

The party will celebrate the occasion during a festival held in the southern region of al-Nabatiyeh.

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Army Arrests Syrians for Illegal Entry

The army announced on Monday that it has arrested 29 Syrians in the eastern Bekaa valley for trying to infiltrate Lebanese territories.

A military communique said the Syrians were apprehended in the border region of al-Swairi.

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Berri Warns: No One Can Paralyze Parliament

Speaker Nabih Berri stressed that no side could prevent the parliament from legislating, warning that he could call for a session within 24 hours, which would enjoy the necessary quorum.

“I can call for a parliamentary session within 24 hours and more than 70 lawmakers, from all the Lebanese spectrum, including those who are threatening to boycott, would attend,” Berri's visitors quoted him as saying in comments published in al-Joumhouria newspaper on Monday.

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Hariri to Meet Putin in Moscow Visit, Discuss Developments

Head of al-Mustaqbal Movement and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri will head to Moscow for a two-day official visit this week to tackle the crisis gripping Lebanon, at forefront the presidential vacuum.

Local newspapers reported on Monday that Hariri will meet during his visit to Russia President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials.

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Derbas Denies Assistance Has Stopped for Syrian Refugees

Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas has denied that aid for Syrian refugees was cut because of obstacles placed by the Lebanese government.

“The assistance provided by the UNHCR (the U.N. refugee agency) has not stopped and Lebanon does not interfere in it,” Derbas told An Nahar newspaper published on Monday.

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Hizbullah Fighters Escort Journalists on Tour of Qalamoun Mountains

In the pockets of the rugged mountains near the Lebanese border, the distinctive yellow flag of Hizbullah now flies where al-Qaida militants once held sway.

These gains in the Qalamoun Mountains represent a bright spot for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, now reeling from a unified insurgent assault in the country's northwest. And again, they show the influence of the Lebanese group in Syria's civil war, grinding on into its fifth year after more than 220,000 people were killed.

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Northern Young Man Killed Fighting alongside IS

A young man who hails from northern Lebanon has been killed fighting alongside the Islamic State jihadist group, according to media reports.

“Raed Khaled Taleb, aka Abu Anas al-Lobnani, has been killed in Iraq while fighting alongside the Islamic State,” As Safir newspaper reported on Sunday.

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Al-Rahi Hopes Officials Would 'Freely' Elect New President

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi lamented on Sunday the ongoing vacancy in the presidency, urging officials to perform their constitutional duties to stage the presidential elections.

He hoped during his Sunday sermon that lawmakers would “bravely arm themselves with the freedom of choice and opinion” in electing a candidate.

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Salam from Higher Islamic Council Elections: We Fear for Fate of Moderation in Lebanon

Prime Minister Tammam Salam emphasized on Sunday the role of Sunni and Muslim unity in confronting potential dangers facing Lebanon, while stressing the importance of moderation in the country.

He said: “We fear for the fate of moderation and centrism in Lebanon as we depend on them in our political practices.”

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