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Mashnouq Reschedules Municipal Elections Due to Holidays

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq said on Friday that the upcoming municipal elections will kick off on May 15 instead of May 9 so they will not coincide with the holidays.

He slammed reports that the elections have been postponed and emphasized that they were only rescheduled because they coincide with Labor Day and Easter holiday.

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Al-Arabiya TV Closes Office in Beirut

Saudi owned al-Arabiya television news channel said on Friday that it has shut down its office in Beirut citing security reasons.

Al-Arabiya and its partner company al-Hadath closed office located in Riad el-Solh square in downtown Beirut after informing the employees through the Director of Personnel and the station's lawyer Elie Danniel of the decision.

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General Security Arrests Terror Cell Recruiting Minors

The General Security arrested on Friday four Lebanese and a Syrian after forming a terror network of minors that they tasked with carrying out attacks against the Lebanese army and security apparatuses.

"Within its framework to follow up on the activities of terrorist and sleeper cells, the General Security arrested Lebanese Kh.Kh., B.S., A.M., A.M and Syrian M.G. For forming a network that has links to a terror group,” the General Security said in a statement.

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Report: Controversial Files on Cabinet Agenda Next Thursday

The cabinet session scheduled to convene next week has a number of controversial files on its agenda to tackle mainly the issue of the State Security agency, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Friday.

The daily added that a suggested solution to create a six-member leader authority was not approved by all political parties and that it requires a draft-law to be presented at parliament.

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Report: Diplomatic Mobility Focused on Army Support, Ending Vacuum and Easing Refugees Burden

The overall initiatives and stances that were conveyed by international delegates to Lebanon lately have focused on three major issues including supporting the army, help ease the burden of Syrian refugees and ending the presidential vacuum, An Nahar daily reported on Friday.

Sources following up closely on the international diplomatic mobility in Lebanon which intensified recently told the daily: “The overall initiatives, aid and stances that have been conveyed by delegates and representatives to Beirut focus mainly on three major issues that the whole western and international community agree on.”

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Berri: Legislative Sessions Conform with National Pact

Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Friday that he is adamant to revive the parliament legislation emphasizing that the step in in line with the national pact and that the country needs this measure at the current stage, al-Joumhouria daily reported.

Speaking to his visitors, Berri was quoted as saying that “the parliament session that he will call for is in line with the national pact,” and that he plans to hold “several sessions not just an orphan one.”

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Gemayel: Who Gave Sayyed Hassan Authorization to Choose Lebanon's President?

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel stressed Thursday that the Lebanese have not given Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah an “authorization” to choose their president.

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ISF Busts Lebanon's 'Most Dangerous' Human Trafficking, Prostitution Ring

The Internal Security Forces on Thursday announced busting what it called the “most dangerous” human trafficking and prostitution ring in Lebanon.

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'I Want Freedom in Europe', Says Baghdadi's ex-Wife in Lebanon

An ex-wife of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with whom he had a daughter, wants to live in Europe "in freedom," she told Swedish daily Expressen in an interview published Thursday.

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U.S. Delivers Huey II Helicopters to the Lebanese Armed Forces

U.S. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Ambassador Richard Jones announced on Thursday that the United States has delivered a shipment of three Huey II helicopters to the Lebanese Armed Forces at the Beirut Air Base as part of a U.S. Military assistance valued at $26 million, a U.S. Embassy statement said.

Brigadier General Manuel Kirejian, Director of the LAF Logistics Brigade, represented LAF Commander Jean Qahwaji.

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