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Judge Aoun Issues Subpoena for Riad Salameh

Mount Lebanon Attorney General Judge Ghada Aoun on Tuesday issued a subpoena for Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, LBCI television reported.

“The subpoena was referred to the State Security agency for implementation, after Salameh failed to show up for the third time for interrogation in the lawsuit filed by the People Want to Reform the System group,” the TV network added.

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Geagea Quoted as Saying Hariri Will be 'Forgotten', LF Slams 'Lies'

Ex-PM Saad Hariri has been “infuriated” by a leaked audio recording in which Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea talks to LF members about the former premier’s withdrawal from politics, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The recording was leaked to Hariri by “a security agency belonging to a major Arab country that is seeking to play a permanent role regarding the Lebanese Sunnis,” the daily said.

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Miqati, 8 Ministers Head to Ankara on Official Visit

Prime Minister Najib Miqati traveled Tuesday to Ankara on an official visit to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The Lebanese delegation includes 8 Lebanese ministers and Miqati's diplomatic advisor Boutros Assaker.

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Bassil Warns against Hizbullah Isolation, Denies Discussing Presidential Candidacy with Syria

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil said that the Sunni presence is an essential component, and that any imbalance would harm all Lebanese and all sects.

He also warned against the isolation of Hizbullah which he also considered as "an essential component" especially in the liberation of Lebanon from Israel.

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UNIFIL Receives EIF Grant to Enable Inclusive Environment for Women Peacekeepers

The Elsie Initiative Fund for Women in Peace Operations (EIF) has announced that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is the first U.N. field mission to receive funding to create an enabling and inclusive environment for women peacekeepers.

The EIF was jointly established by the U.N. and Canada in 2019 with its secretariat within U.N. Women. The EIF, a U.N. trust fund, is funded by Member States. USD $30 million have been raised thus far.

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Power Cuts Turn Cafes into Co-Working Spaces   

The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi.

That's because they now serve as substitute workplaces for people grappling with drastic electricity shortages and internet cuts stemming from Lebanon's unrelenting economic crisis.

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One Year On, Justice on Hold for Slain Activist Lokman Slim  

A year after the murder of Lebanese intellectual and Hizbullah critic Lokman Slim, his family is still searching for accountability in a country where crimes often go unpunished.

"We really need justice for Lokman," his widow Monika Borgmann told AFP from their home in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, days before the first anniversary of his killing.

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Geagea Accuses FPM and Hizbullah of Seeking to Postpone Elections

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday accused the Free Patriotic Movement and Hizbullah of seeking to postpone the parliamentary elections scheduled for May.

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Berri Hails Busting of Israeli Spy Network

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday hailed “the special achievement made by Lebanese security forces, especially the Intelligence Branch (of the Internal Security Forces) for busting a spy network working for the Israeli enemy inside Lebanon.”

“Once again, we salute and applaud the Lebanese security forces and their vigilant eyes for protecting Lebanon’s security and immunizing its civil peace,” Berri added.

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Cabinet Approves Social Aid to Public Sector, Pensioners

Cabinet approved Monday an increase of social contributions for the public sector and for social welfare institutions, while no agreement was reached regarding the electricity treasury loan and the customs dollar.

A social contribution of 75% of the salary basis will be given for the public sector, as well as the pensioners.

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