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Report: March 14 Laid Mechanism to Topple Govt. during Last Meeting

The March 14 forces’ meeting on Thursday laid the mechanism to topple Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s government, reported the Kuwaiti al-Anba newspaper on Saturday.

It said that they devised the practical and democratic measures needed to be taken at parliament and in the street in order to reach this goal.

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Six Injured in Zahleh Traffic Accidents

Six people were wounded on Friday in two separate traffic accidents in Zahleh, reported the National News Agency on Saturday.

Two people were wounded in the first accident, which took place at the Zahleh Boulevard when a Mercedes crashed into a red Golf Volkswagen causing it to overturn on the road and resulting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

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Jumblat Hails Berri-Hariri Talks, Says Only Dialogue Can Solve Problems

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Friday called for dialogue “for the sake of rescuing the country and overcoming obstacles,” stressing that “nothing is impossible.”

Commenting on the release on Friday of 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims who were abducted in Syria’s Aleppo, Jumblat told Future News television: “The phone call between (former) premier Sheikh Saad Hariri and Speaker Nabih Berri was the most important thing, because problems can be overcome through communication and dialogue.”

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Nasrallah Agrees to Dialogue 'without Preconditions': For Putting All Arms under Army-People-Resistance Equation

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said the proliferation of illegal arms in the country “requires incorporating all weapons within the equation of the army, people, and Resistance,” urging all parties to heed President Michel Suleiman’s call for national dialogue “without preconditions.”

“We will take part in national dialogue without preconditions. If the March 14 camp is truly concerned about the country, then it should head to dialogue without conditions,” Nasrallah said, in a televised address on the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day.

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Geagea: Dispute over Govt. Must Be Resolved before Resuming National Dialogue

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea stated on Friday that he “understands” President Michel Suleiman’s call for dialogue “because I am aware of the amount of dangers surrounding Lebanon.”

He said before reporters in Maarab: “The dispute over the government must be resolved before dialogue can he held.”

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Factory Blaze in Jadra Leaves Four Injured

A blaze erupted on Friday at a bakery equipment factory in the town of Jadra, east of Sidon, gutting a part of the facility and injuring four people.

Civil Defense crews, aided by a number of residents and municipalities, managed to contain the fire, reported state-run National News Agency.

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Lebanese Officials Say Arrival of Freed Pilgrims in Beirut Delayed till Morning

Jubilation turned into anxious waiting in Lebanon on Friday after top officials said eleven Lebanese Shiite pilgrims abducted in Syria have been freed and conflicting reports emerged about the exact timing of their arrival in Beirut and about whether or not they were handed over to Turkish authorities.

According to a statement issue by Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s office, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu informed the premier that the pilgrims are doing well and that they were on their way to Beirut.

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Saniora Calls for Neutral Salvation Govt. to Ease Tensions

Former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora stated on Friday that the current government paved the way for the recent unrest in the country.

He reiterated his demand for the formation of a “neutral salvation government that would help ease the tensions in Lebanon.”

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Ban Fears Crisis in Syria Spilling over into Lebanon

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the threat of the conflict in Syria might spill over into Lebanon amid the rise in security incidents in the country.

“We are very much worried about this kind of spillover effect,” Ban reiterated in an interview with CNN on Thursday night.

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Miqati on Pilgrims’ Release: We Hope it Will Pave Way to Dialogue among Political Factions

Prime Minister Najib Miqati praised on Friday Speaker Nabih Berri and Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for their efforts in ensuring the release of the 11 Lebanese pilgrims who were released from captivity in Syria earlier on Friday.

He said in a statement: “We hope this occasion will enable the Lebanese to overcome all obstacles that prevented them from holding dialogue given the goodwill showed by all sides.”

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