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'Hizbullah Ship' Reportedly Nearing Lebanon as Another Sails from Iran

An Iranian fuel tanker is about to reach Lebanon and has become near the entrance of the Suez Canal, the Iranian Mehr news agency has reported.

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Army: We Defeated Terrorism and Will Remain Vigilant for Its Possible Re-emergence

The army commemorated its martyrs in a tweet Monday, on the fourth anniversary of Fajr al-Jouroud battle.

“We remember our righteous martyrs who transformed with their blood violated barren hills into an oasis,” the army said.

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Calm Returns after Maghdouche-Anqoun Unrest

The situation in the southern towns of Maghdouche and Anqoun was "calm" on Monday after the army's intervention, MP Michel Moussa, who hails from Maghdouche, said.

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Al-Rahi Defends Bitar, Says Probe Slow but Mustn't Exclude Anyone

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday criticized the "delay" in the port blast investigations.

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Nasrallah Slams Bitar over Diab Move, Urges Govt. Formation

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the lead investigative judge into the port blast case, this time over the latter’s subpoenaing of caretaker PM Hassan Diab.

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Presidency Hits Back at ex-PMs over Port Blast Accusations

The Presidency press office responded Friday to the statement of the ex-prime ministers condemning the subpoena issued by the port blast lead investigator Judge Tarek Bitar against caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab.

The press office said in a statement that the terms used by the ex-PMs -- Saad Hariri, Najib Miqati, Fouad Saniora and Tammam Salam -- about a “veiled justice” and a “politicized judiciary” are “insulting” and “disgraceful” to the judiciary.

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Daryan Hits Out at Aoun, Throws Support behind Diab

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan on Friday hit out at President Michel Aoun over his “hell” remarks as he threw his support behind caretaker PM Hassan Diab in connection with the port blast investigation.

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Parliament: Bitar Has No Jurisdiction to Subpoena Diab

Parliament's secretary-general Adnan al-Daher sent Friday a memo to the public prosecution saying that the lead investigator into Beirut's massive port explosion Judge Tarek Bitar “has no jurisdiction to subpoena caretaker premier Hassan Diab.”

The memo stated that Diab had received a subpoena to appear before Bitar on August 26, adding that Bitar has “no jurisdiction, according to the constitution and law.”

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Hassan Urges Firms to Ship, Distribute Missing Medicine after BDL Green Light

The press office of caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced Friday that “things are getting better” after the raids carried out by the minister on medicine warehouses.

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Ex-PMs React Angrily to Bitar's Measure against Diab

Judge Tarek Bitar’s decision to issue a subpoena ordering security forces to bring caretaker PM Hassan Diab to interrogation has infuriated the so-called club of former premiers, which comprises ex-PMs Saad Hariri, Najib Miqati, Fouad Saniora and Tammam Salam.

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