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Lebanese Nusra Militant Found Dead as Group Fights IS near Arsal, Ras Baalbek

A Lebanese al-Nusra Front member was found dead in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal on Monday amid fierce clashes between the Qaida-linked group and jihadists from the Islamic State organization, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese national Majed Mohammed Abdulmajid al-Hujeiri, aka Abou al-Barae, was killed in battles between al-Nusra and the IS, NNA said.

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Kuwait to Deport 60 Lebanese for Alleged Hizbullah Links

Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hizbullah in the latest Gulf Arab move against the Shiite group, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Those to be deported all had permanent residency which has been revoked, al-Qabas daily said.

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Derbas Stresses, Salam Refused to Discuss Naturalizing Refugees with Ban

Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas stressed on Monday that Prime Minister Tammam Salam has refused to discuss the issue of naturalizing refugees with the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Lebanon.

“Salam deliberately took a preemptive step on the possibility to put the subject down for discussion by emphasizing Lebanon’s rejection for the principle of naturalization,” stated Derbas to the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat daily.

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Report: NSA Chief Visited Israel for Talks on Hizbullah Cyber Warfare

U.S. National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers has made a secret visit to Israel for cooperation against possible attacks by Hizbullah and its main backer Iran, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

A senior official told the newspaper that one of the subjects that Rogers discussed with Israeli officials was cooperation in the field of cyber defense, particularly in the face of attacks from Iran and Hizbullah.

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Report: Ban May Visit Saudi Arabia, Iran to Reach Breakthrough in Presidential Impasse

Speaker Nabih Berri had voiced concerns to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Lebanese officials may no longer be able to reach an “internal solution” to the deadlock over the presidential elections, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Monday.

He encouraged Ban to seek dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran, “because an agreement between them may raise hope that an agreement may be reached over a president for Lebanon.”

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March 8 Officials Persuading Hizbullah to Drop Support for Aoun

March 8 alliance officials are seeking to convince Hizbullah to back Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh for the country's top Christian post, the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah newspaper reported on Monday.

The officials, who were not identified, are exerting efforts to persuade Hizbullah to drop its support for Free Patriotic Movement chief lawmaker Michel Aoun, it said.

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Berri: Ban was Receptive of Lebanese Request for U.N. to Demarcate Maritime Border

Speaker Nabih Berri revealed that the demarcation of Lebanon's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Mediterranean was among the issues he discussed with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to the country last week, reported the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat on Monday.

Berri told the daily that Ban was “receptive of an official Lebanese request that the U.N. demarcate the Lebanon's EEZ, which borders Israel.”

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Report: International Warning on Terrorist Sleeper Cell Attacks

Lebanese security agencies have been warned by foreign officials that sleeper terrorist cells have received instructions to carry out attacks in Lebanon, the Kuwaiti daily al-Seyassah reported on Monday.

The newspaper said top officials, who have lately visited Lebanon, urged the agencies to be on high alert to thwart any possible attack by the cells that are linked to either the Islamic State group or al-Nusra Front.

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Man Kills Young Wife in Hermel

A man shot dead his young wife on Sunday in the Bekaa city of Hermel, state-run National News Agency reported.

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Egypt FM Says Arab League Labeled Hizbullah 'Acts' Terrorist, Not Group

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry noted Sunday that a recent Arab League resolution had labeled certain “acts” by Hizbullah as terrorist and not the entire organization.

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