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100 Narcotic Pills Seized at Tripoli Jail

Security forces at Tripoli prison seized on Wednesday a number of narcotic pills that were going to be delivered to an inmate in the facility, reported the National News Agency.

It said that about a hundred benzhexol pills were found hidden in the handle of a mop that was delivered to a grocery store near the prison.

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General Security: Five Detained Syrians Confessed to Belonging to Terrorist Network

The General Security announced on Wednesday that Syrian detainees it had arrested on Monday confessed to belonging to a terrorist network, reported the National News Agency.

It said that the five Syrians, who had entered Lebanon illegally, confessed to transporting a booby-trapped vehicle from Syria to Lebanon.

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Four Rockets Strike Bekaa's Hermel, al-Aqidiyeh

Four rockets struck two areas in the Bekaa region on Wednesday, causing no casualties.

Two rockets fired from the Eastern Mountain Belt on the Lebanese-Syrian border landed in agricultural fields in the al-Aqidiyeh area near the central Bekaa town of Beit Shama, causing no casualties, state-run National News Agency reported.

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Plumbly Lauds Close Follow up of Refugees Issue, Reopening of Labweh-Arsal Road

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly lauded on Wednesday the determination of the government to follow up closely on the issue of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the reopening of a vital road in the eastern Bekaa Valley.

Following a meeting with Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas, Plumbly said: “I congratulated him on his new and heavy responsibilities.”

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Parliament's Policy Statement Session Adjourned to Thursday, Salam to Win Confidence Vote

Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday evening adjourned a parliamentary session over the ministerial policy statement to Thursday morning after several MPs delivered speeches reflecting their opinions over Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet.

The parliament will convene again at 10:30 a.m., according to the National News Agency.

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Salam Vows to Confront Terrorism at Confidence Vote Session

Prime Minister Tammam Salam vowed on Wednesday during the first day of a parliamentary vote of confidence session that his cabinet will take extraordinary measures to counter terrorism and fortify the capabilities of the security forces.

“The cabinet is holding onto the unity of the state and its authority in all issues linked to the country's general policies... Amid the ongoing security deterioration in several areas across the country,” Salam said during a two-day parliamentary session to discuss his government's cabinet policy statement.

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Hizbullah: Labweh Road was Blocked to Call for Army Deployment in Arsal

Hizbullah said Wednesday that the residents of the eastern town of al-Labweh had blocked the village’s road for having a single demand, which is the deployment of the army in the rival village of Arsal.

Reading a statement from parliament ahead of the vote of confidence session, Hizbullah's Minister Hussein al-Hajj Hassan said: “The military's deployment will help control the security and constrain actions that are harmful to Arsal.”

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Security Meeting at Baabda Palace Calls for Further Cooperation, Restoring Calm

A security meeting at the Baabda Palace on Wednesday ordered the competent ministries and security forces to intensify cooperation and take the necessary measures to restore calm in tensed areas across Lebanon.

President Michel Suleiman chaired a security meeting that tackled the security chaos in several areas in the country, in particular, in the northern city of Tripoli and the Bekaa.

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Geagea Says March 14 Shouldn't be Indifferent to Presidential Polls

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has urged the March 14 alliance not to be indifferent and to work on guaranteeing the election of a coalition candidate for the presidency.

“The March 14 alliance can't confront an important event such as the presidential elections with indifference,” Geagea told a delegation from Jbeil that visited him at his residence in Maarab.

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Report: Hizbullah in Possession of 'Dangerous' Nusra Front Documents

Hizbullah is in possession of documents belonging to terrorist groups containing maps on roads in Beirut's southern suburbs, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported.

The road maps of the Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front contained signs, the daily said.

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