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Wanted ex-Italian PM Aide Detained in Beirut

Internal Security Forces arrested in Beirut on Saturday an Italian national who is wanted by the Interpol for belonging to a “criminal organization.”

"The Intelligence Bureau arrested Marcello Dell'Utri in a hotel in Beirut,” the ISF said in a released statement.

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Dangerous Kidnapper among Several Fugitives Arrested in the Bekaa

Internal Security Forces announced on Saturday arresting “one of the most dangerous fugitives” and seizing several vehicles in the Bekaa, as the security plan continues to be implemented in the region and in the North.

"Ali Khodr Jaafar, also known as Ali al-Shaar, is one of the most dangerous fugitives and is linked to several kidnapping operations,” an ISF communique detailed, noting that the arrest took place during a security operation in the region.

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Berri Calls for Parliamentary Session on Tuesday to Discuss New Salary Scale

Speaker Nabih Berri called for a parliamentary session next week to discuss the new wage scale draft-law a day after the Joint Parliamentary Committees wrapped tackling it and referred it to the general assembly.

The state-run National News Agency reported that Berri called for a parliamentary session on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. to finish discussions on the new salary scale.

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Three UNIFIL Soldiers Wounded after Vehicle Overturns in Tyre

Three soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon were injured on Saturday after their military vehicle overturned in the southern Tyre District, the state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, the three peacekeepers are from the Malaysian contingent and were injured in the town of Maarakeh.

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Army Detains Arab Democratic Party Spokesman for Few Hours

The Army Intelligence detained on Saturday Arab Democratic Party spokesman Abdul Latif Saleh, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Saleh was released few hours after questioning by the intelligence over his statements.

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Suleiman Tasks Committee to Study Impact of Endorsed Laws on Economy

President Michel Suleiman assigned a number of financial and economic experts with studying the negative repercussions of the laws endorsed recently by the parliament, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Saturday.

According to the daily, the experts will brief Suleiman on the impact of the laws on the Lebanese economy before he takes a decision of signing them as they stipulate further spending of public money without assigning new funding resources.

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Hariri Agrees with Aoun to Block Extension of Suleiman's Term

Al-Mustaqbal Movement leader Saad Hariri and Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun agreed not to extend the term of President Michel Suleiman, a local newspaper reported on Saturday.

According to al-Liwaa newspaper, Hariri and Aoun discussed during a previous meeting in February in the French capital Paris the presidential elections along with the formation of Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet.

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Berri Discusses with al-Rahi Presidential Election Session

Speaker Nabih Berri informed Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi that he will call for the first round of parliamentary sessions to elect a new president next week.

According to An Nahar newspaper published on Saturday, Berri and al-Rahi discussed in a telephone conversation, ahead of the Patriarch's return from Geneva, the upcoming presidential elections.

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Syria War Deepens Fears for Lebanon's Missing

For 22 years, Mary Mansourati has been waiting for her son, Dani, to come home. His shirts are ironed and hanging in his closet. His trousers, neatly folded, are stacked on the shelves next to his bed in the family's Beirut apartment.

Dani was 30 when he was detained by Syrian intelligence and has not been heard from since. He is among an estimated 17,000 Lebanese still missing from Lebanon's civil war or the years of Syrian domination that followed.

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Joint Committees Approve New Wage Scale, Refer it to Parliament

After weeks of discussion and nation-wide protests that were led by the Syndicate Coordination Committee, the Joint Parliamentary Committees approved late on Friday the new wage scale and referred it to the parliament for a vote.

“The joint parliamentary committees completed the examination of the new wage scale draft and the proposal about funding it, and will submit a report to the parliament,” the state-run National News Agency said.

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