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Geagea: Tampering with STL Funding Stirs Dormant Strife

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea warned on Wednesday the parliamentary majority against ignoring the will of the majority of the Lebanese people regarding the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

He said after holding talks with MP Fouad Saad: “The current majority’s ongoing tampering with the issue of the funding of the STL will awaken the dormant strife.”

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France: Syria Must Respect Lebanon’s Sovereignty

France condemned on Wednesday the Syrian army’s repeated incursions into Lebanese territory.

The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Syria should respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence.

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CIA Accuses Lebanese Man of Funding Hizbullah through Algerian Money Laundering Network

A court in the Algerian capital Algiers is expected to look into the case of an Algerian money laundering network that includes a Lebanese investor accused by U.S. intelligence of funding Hizbullah, reported Algeria’s al-Khabar newspaper.

It said that 31 suspects face “heavy” charges related to money laundering, including the Lebanese national.

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March 14: We Will Consider Govt. as ‘Collapsed’ Should it Reject Funding STL

The March 14 General Secretariat slammed on Wednesday Hizbullah’s recent positions, accusing it of acting as the sole authority on state decisions and the constitution due to its positions on the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

It said in a statement after its weekly meeting: “We will consider the government as collapsed should it reject the funding of the tribunal.”

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Teenager Arrested in Sehaileh after Stealing a Car

Security forces arrested a teenager in the town of Sehaileh after he stole a vehicle from Ajaltoun and sped away with it, the National News Agency reported on Wednesday.

NNA said that the 15-year-old, who hails from Nabey, stole a GMC owned by Sami al-Khazen on Tuesday night and drove away.

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Connelly Says Lebanon Should Steer Clear of Events in Syria to Keep Stability

U.S. Ambassador Maura Connelly has said Lebanon should be kept away from the “negative repercussions” of the situation in Syria stressing on the importance of Lebanese stability.

In remarks to al-Balad daily on Wednesday, Connelly said the U.S. agenda on Lebanon hasn’t changed. It calls for a stable, independent and sovereign Lebanon.

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Calm Prevails in Cabinet Ahead of ‘Political Storm’ on STL Funding

A lack of verbal clashes at the cabinet session that tackled the 2012 draft state budget on Tuesday was described by parliamentary sources as “the calm before the political storm.”

The sources said that the calm during the session came amid expected “political storms” when cabinet ministers begin debating the issue of the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

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Teachers Move Ahead with Strike

Teachers in private and public schools carried out their strike on Wednesday protesting the “humiliating” deal that was made between the General Labor Confederation (GLC), the cabinet and the Economic Committees last week.

However, private schools refused to close their doors.

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Unmarked Lebanese-Syrian Border Paves Way for Incursions into Lebanon

A unit from the Syrian army made a new incursion in Lebanese territories in in the area of Dawrat al-Ghazal and al-Qaa in the northern Bekaa valley, killing a Syrian man and arresting his brother, media reports said Wednesday.

The incursion took place on Tuesday as the Syrian military was chasing a group of men who escaped on motorcycles to the Lebanese side of the town of al-Douwar, they said.

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Hizbullah in Moscow to Discuss Latest Developments

A delegation from Hizbullah arrived in Moscow on Wednesday in the first official visit to the Russian capital, As Safir newspaper reported.

The delegation will discuss with Russian officials the bilateral relations, issues of common interest and the developing situation in the region, mainly in Lebanon.

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