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Depositor storms bank in Antelias, takes his $15000 savings

A Lebanese depositor broke into Mawarid bank in Antelias on Monday to demand his trapped savings.

Edgard Awwad stormed the bank with his thirteen years old son and left after he received his entire savings, a sum of $15000.

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Qatari envoy to visit Beirut, Doha talks to focus on 4 candidates

A Qatari envoy will visit Lebanon in the next few days to hold discussions over the stalled presidential file, a political source said.

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Report: Shea to take part in 5-nation talks in Doha

Eyes will turn Monday to the meeting of the five-nation committee on Lebanon that will be held in the Qatari capital Doha.

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Lebanon economic crisis means more work for craftsmen

Among meandering alleyways in the historic market of Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, cobblers and menders are doing brisk business, as an economic crisis revives demand for once-fading trades.

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Israeli army fires smoke grenades at Lebanese MP and journalists

MP Qassem Hashem and a number of journalists suffered suffocation injuries after Israeli troops fired smoke grenades at them as they were touring the border near the occupied Shebaa Farms on Saturday, the National News Agency said.

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Lebanon, UNIFIL hold first meeting of 'joint action team'

As part of the ongoing dialogue, coordination and cooperation between Lebanese authorities and the U.N. represented in UNIFIL, the first meeting of the two parties’ joint action team was held Thursday at the Grand Serail, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry said.

The meeting was attended by representative of the Premiership, the Foreign Ministry, the Army Command and UNIFIL.

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Le Drian dialogue: Who would attend it and where?

It is still not known where Lebanese parties would meet to hold a dialogue that French Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian might call for or what the dialogue's agenda would be.

The dialogue might be held at the Pine Residence, al-Akhbar newspaper said Friday, despite Speaker Nabih Berri's wish for it to be held in parliament, which is still probable, especially according to Ain el-Tineh sources.

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FPM hoping to agree with Hezbollah on 'third candidate'

The Free Patriotic Movement is hoping to agree with Hezbollah on a presidential candidate other than Suleiman Franjieh or Jihad Azour, an FPM MP said.

“Dialogue means an intention to meet with the other over something that satisfies both parties, and therefore agreeing on a third candidate,” MP Cesar Abi Khalil told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, after the two parties announced that they have resumed dialogue.

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Tripartite committee to tackle border tensions amid no US role

The latest border tensions between Lebanon and Israel will be addressed by the Tripartite committee that comprises representatives of the Lebanese and Israeli armies and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a media report said on Friday.

“Military confrontation has been ruled out, until the moment, as long as communication channels remain open through the U.N. to end the problem of the border violations,” Asharq al-Awsat newspaper said.

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Bassil calls for protests, diplomatic action against EU refugee decision

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil called Friday on Lebanese authorities to take diplomatic measures against a decision by the European parliament to keep Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

"It is Lebanon fault," Bassil said as he accused Lebanese officials of "negligence".

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