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Al-Mustaqbal to Hizbullah: Fighting Takfiris is the State's Responsibility

Al-Mustaqbal bloc on Tuesday lashed out at Hizbullah's “war against terrorists” in Syria, saying that the party should have consulted the Lebanese state in that matter.

"(Hizbullah leader) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah did not consult the Lebanese people or the state before going through with what he calls a war against Takfiris,” al-Mustaqbal lawmakers said in a released statement after the bloc's weekly meeting at the Center House.

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Aoun Slams PSP over 'Racism' Remarks, Says Ideology Responsible for Bombings outside Lebanon

Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday noted that “the ideology responsible” for the latest bombings in the country is “outside Lebanon,” lashing out at the “feudalism” of Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat and his aides.

“Several parties have talked about the issue of (Syrian) refugees and what struck me were the remarks of (Jumblat's bloc MP Akram) Shehayyeb and (PSP spokesman) Rami al-Rayyes, who spoke in the name of the PSP's feudalism about the 'racism' of Michel Aoun and (caretaker Energy and Water) Minister (Jebran) Bassil,” Aoun told reporters after the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc in Rabiyeh.

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Syrian Aircraft Shells, Destroys Diesel Tanker in Arsal

A diesel tanker was destroyed on Tuesday after Syrian aircraft fired rockets at it on the Syrian-Lebanese border east of the Bekaa town of Arsal.

"Syrian military aircraft fired rockets on a diesel tanker in al-Marsad region on the east of Arsal,” the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Qahwaji Orders Intensifying Security Measures, Army Deployment around Lebanon

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji informed military officials on Tuesday about security measures to be adopted following last week's deadly explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs.

"Qahwaji gave directions and instructions to the heads of military units and bodies and to high-ranking army officials,” a statement published on the military institution's official website revealed.

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Aazaz Pilgrims' Families Threaten to 'Break Hand' that Tries to Arrest Any Member as Prosecutor Sues 13 in Pilots Case

Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Claude Karam on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against 13 members of the families of the Aazaz abductees on charges of “forming an armed gang and abducting the two Turkish pilots,” state-run National News Agency reported.

Karam referred the case to Mt. Lebanon Investigative Judge Ziad Makna, who interrogated three detainees and issued arrest warrants for them. He also issued 10 arrest warrants in absentia for 10 other suspects, adjourning the session to August 28, NNA said.

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'Marwan Hadid Brigades' Claims Responsibility for Weekend Hermel Rocket Attacks

The “Marwan Hadid Brigades” claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the firing of rockets in the Bekaa region on Sunday, reported LBCI television.

The previously unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement and video aired on Youtube.

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Miqati after Meeting Ozyildiz: Lebanon Exerting Efforts to Uncover Fate of Pilots

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Tuesday that the Lebanese government is exerting efforts to uncover the fate of the two Turkish pilots, who were kidnapped two weeks ago on the airport road.

Miqati, according to a statement released by his press office, reiterated after talks with Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon Inan Ozyildiz that the Turkish authorities should press negotiations concerning the nine Lebanese pilgrims held in Syria's Aazaz.

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Parliamentary Session Postponed for Fourth Time

A parliamentary session dedicated to tackling a number of draft-laws was postponed on Tuesday over a lack of quorum.

MTV reported that the session was automatically postponed after Speaker Nabih Berri did not even attend the meeting.

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Gulf Bloc Criticizes Nasrallah's Syria Threat

The Gulf Cooperation Council has criticized Hizbullah chief sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for threatening to send more fighters to neighboring Syria after a car bomb hit his stronghold.

"At the same time that he calls for self restraint, he threatens the Syrians that his party will be more involved in fighting them," GCC secretary general Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement released late Monday.

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Report: AMAL Members Open Fire at Vehicle that Did Not Halt at Dahieh Checkpoint

Security forces from the AMAL party opened fire on Tuesday at a vehicle that did not halt at a checkpoint in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, reported MTV.

It said that they fired at Range Rover, with tinted windows, after it failed to stop at an AMAL checkpoint in the Farhat neighborhood in Dahieh.

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