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Gemayel Throws Support behind Aoun in Electoral Law Battle

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel threw his support Wednesday behind President Michel Aoun's latest stances regarding the electoral law.

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Mogherini Arrives in Lebanon for Talks with Top Officials

Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, arrived Wednesday in Beirut on a two-day official visit.

An EU delegation statement said she will meet with President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil.

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Army Arrests IS Official in Arsal Ambush

Army intelligence agents on Wednesday arrested Lebanese citizen Abdul Hakim Ammoun in an ambush on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal on charges of belonging to the terrorist Islamic State group, state-run National News Agency reported.

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Ad-Diyar Editor Charles Ayoub Interrogated in UAE

Prominent Lebanese journalist Charles Ayoub, the owner and editor-in-chief of ad-Diyar newspaper, was being interrogated Wednesday in the UAE by Dubai Police.

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Lebanese 'Drug Dealers' Kidnapped in Wadi Khaled, Handed over to Syria

Two Lebanese citizens were kidnapped Wednesday in the northern border region of Wadi Khaled before being handed over to Syria, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

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Three Wounded as Two Families Clash in Ain el-Hilweh

Three people were wounded Wednesday when a dispute between two families escalated into an armed clash in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.

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Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, FPM and AMAL Hold Electoral Law Meeting in Baabda

A four-party meeting was held Wednesday at the Baabda Palace to discuss the issue of the stalled electoral law.

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2 Lebanese, 2 Nepalese and 1 Palestinian Held for Spying for Israel

The General Directorate of General Security announced Wednesday that it has arrested two Lebanese men, two Nepalese women and a Palestinian man on charges of “spying for Israeli embassies abroad.”

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Berri Rejects Extension: I Won't Endorse a Law that Dismays a Certain Sect

Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday reiterated his “categorical rejection of extending the parliament's term,” describing it as “the worst” choice.

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Aoun Says Favors 'Vacuum' over Extension as Cabinet Postpones Discussing Electoral Commission

The cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday to tackle a number of issues, mainly Lebanon's security file in light of the latest threat of a suicide attacker that was foiled by the security forces over the weekend, as President Michel Aoun announced that he prefers "vacuum" over another extension of the parliament's term.

“If I'm to choose between the extension of parliament's term or vacuum, my stance is clear in this regard -- I will choose vacuum,” TV networks quoted Aoun as saying.

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