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Mansour to Encourage Kuwaitis to Visit Lebanon, Have Confidence in Security Situation

Caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour traveled to Kuwait on Friday, saying he would encourage Kuwaiti officials to advise their citizens to visit Lebanon despite a travel ban.

In remarks to reporters at Rafik Hariri International Airport before heading to Kuwait, Mansour said: “We have friendly ties with Kuwait and we are keen on this relationship.”

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Report: March 14 Coalition to Hold National Conference in Tripoli to Address Security Chaos

The March 14 alliance will hold a conference in the northern city of Tripoli to urge all fighting sides to end the chaos in the city, the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper reported on Friday.

The daily reported that the conference is to stress the importance of coexistence, the joint national responsibility and civil peace in the northern city.

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Saniora Blames Arms for Lebanon's Slow Political Process

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora said Lebanon's political process was being slowed down by several obstacles including the use of arms by certain factions.

In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published on Friday, Saniora said: “The slowness in the current political process in Lebanon goes back to (many) obstacles, the resort of some (parties) to weapons, and the attempt to use Lebanon as a forum to serve regional and international” policies.

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Report: Hizbullah Warns Sunni Allies in Tripoli from New Wave of Assassinations

Hizbullah warned its allies in the northern city of Tripoli from a new wave of assassinations targeting them, the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah newspaper reported on Friday.

According to the newspaper, Hizbullah urged all Sunni leaders, who are close to the party, to take all the necessary precautions after receiving information on a scheme to assassinate them.

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Suriname Probes Leader's Son over U.S. Hizbullah Charges

Suriname has launched a formal investigation into the son of President Desi Bouterse after he was charged by U.S. authorities with attempting to funnel weapons to Hizbullah, officials said Thursday.

Dino Bouterse is currently in U.S. custody following his extradition from Panama in August.

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Hizbullah Official: Party's Interference in Syria Prevented Regime's Collapse

A Hizbullah official stated on Thursday that if it weren't for the party's interference in the Syrian war, the Damascus regime would have “certainly collapsed.”

"(Syrian President Bashar) Assad' regime would have collapsed in two hours if Hizbullah forces had not intervened in the fighting,” a party official told UK's The Times magazine.

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Nasrallah Says Hizbullah in Syria to Defend Lebanon, Rejects March 14 Conditions

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made on Thursday a public appearance for the second day in a row, describing the conditions set by the March 14 alliance as “crippling” and saying his party was fighting in Syria in defense of Lebanon.

The conditions imposed by the March 14 alliance for the formation of the new government are “crippling,” Nasrallah said.

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Rockets from Syria Land in Bekaa Amid Helicopter Raid

At least six rockets launched from the Syrian side of the border landed on Thursday on the outskirts of the town of Sarin in the eastern Bekaa Valley as President Michel Suleiman urged the army to retaliate against border assaults, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said the attack did not cause any casualties after the rockets hit uninhabited areas.

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Lebanese Shiites March in Dahiyeh to Mark Ashura amid Tight Security

Tens of thousands of Lebanese Shiites are marching in a Hizbullah stronghold in southern Beirut to mark one of their sect's most important religious occasions, the Ashura.

Thursday's massive ceremony is being held amid tight security, including a ban on vehicles in the area, following huge bombings last summer that killed and wounded dozens of people.

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Report: Miqati's Decision to Replace HRC Chief 'Illegal'

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati's decision to task Higher Defense Council chief General Mohammed Kheir to temporarily head the Higher Relief Council is “illegal,” al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday.

According to the report, Kheir is an officer at the Lebanese army and tasking him with any duties needs the approval of the Army Commander, General Jean Qahwaji, and at times the Defense Minister.

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