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Report: Imminent Progress Unlikely in Govt. Formation Process

Circles close to PM-designate Najib Miqati have ruled out chances of “progress” in the government formation process between President Michel Aoun and Miqati, according to media reports.

The sources told the PSP's al-Anbaa news portal, in remarks published Monday, that the Free Patriotic Movement’s intentions are not “right,” otherwise the government would have been formed since the first meeting between Aoun and Miqati.

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Tourist Establishments to Close on August 4

The Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafes, Nightclubs and Patisseries announced Monday in a statement that it recommends the tourist establishments to close on the first anniversary of the Beirut port explosion on August 4.

The syndicate stressed its solidarity with “the martyrs and the injured and their families” and also “with the tourism sector” affected by the Beirut port blast.

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Political Parties React to Deadly Khalde Clashes

President Michel Aoun followed up Sunday on the “tragic security incidents” in the area of Khalde, asking the army to take instant measures to restore calm, the Presidency said.

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5 Dead as Clashes Erupt in Khalde during Ali Chebli's Funeral

Deadly armed clashes erupted Sunday in the coastal Khalde area south of Beirut during the funeral of a Hizbullah-linked man who was killed overnight in a vendetta shooting.

The clashes left at least five people including three Hizbullah members dead, a Lebanese security source told AFP.

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Al-Rahi Lashes Out at Politicians who 'Want Everything'

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday urged the formation of a new government “in agreement between the PM-designate and the President” and according to “the pact of equal and balanced partnership.”

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Hizbullah-Linked Man Killed in Vendetta Shooting at Wedding

An official of the Hizbullah-linked Resistance Brigades was killed overnight at a wedding in the Jiye area.

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Al-Achkar Calls on Tourism Sector to Close on August 4

The president of the Federation for Tourism Industries Pierre al-Achkar issued a statement on Friday calling on the tourism sector to close on the occasion of the first anniversary of Beirut Port blast.

He announced the “solidarity of the entire tourism sector” with all those affected by the explosion “especially the families of the victims and martyrs.”

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Aoun Tells Oueidat of His ‘Absolute Readiness’ to Testify in Port Case

President Michel Aoun informed the State Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat in a meeting in Baabda Friday of his "absolute readiness" to testify in the port explosion case if the investigative judge wishes to hear his testimony.

Aoun also said to Oueidat that “no one is above justice, no matter how high his position might be,” adding that justice is to be fulfilled by “the competent judicial authorities” that can guarantee fairness.

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Gen. Aoun to Troops: Don’t Allow Anyone to Question Your Faith in Your Country

The Army Commander General Joseph Aoun issued Friday an order to the military on the occasion of the seventy-sixth anniversary of the Army Day.

Aoun said that Army Day this year comes a few days before the port explosion first anniversary, and “amid a strong economic and financial crisis and the continuing outbreak of Coronavirus.”

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Miqati Holds New Meeting with Aoun in Baabda

Prime Minister-designate Najib Miqati was meeting with President Michel Aoun in Baabda on Thursday afternoon.

The meeting aims to continue the discussions over the line-up of the new government.

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