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Berri Calls on Committees to Study Draft Law Proposal

Speaker Nabih Berri invited several committees for a meeting next week to study a law proposal on electing members of the House of Representatives, the state-run National News Agency reported on Friday.

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Israel Reconnaissance Plane Flies over Naqoura

Israeli reconnaissance airplanes have been flying over south Lebanon's Naqoura since early morning, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

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Hariri Meets Macron Who Affirms Commitment to CEDRE Resolutions

Prime Minister Saad Hariri met on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée palace in Paris who stressed commitment to Lebanon's stability.

In joint remarks to reporters, Macron affirmed that "France will always remain committed to the security and stability of Lebanon, and to fulfilling its commitments to implementing the CEDRE resolutions."

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US-Lebanese Man Charged with Scouting Targets for Hizbullah

A US citizen was charged Thursday with transmitting information to Hizbullah for possible terrorist attacks in the United States, the Justice Department said.

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US-Sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank Self-Liquidates

Lebanon's Central Bank announced Thursday it had agreed to the self-liquidation request it received from a bank hit by US sanctions last month over ties with Hizbullah.

"Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh announced today he approved the request made by Jammal Trust Bank SAL," the Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported.

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Bou Saab Says Israeli Drones Had Mission to Attack Beirut

Defense Minister Elias Bou Saab announced in a press conference on Thursday the outcome of investigations into the attack of two Israeli drones on Beirut's southern suburbs late in August .

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Qassem Says 'Internal' Parties Have Role in Hizbullah Sanctions

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem accused “internal” parties in Lebanon of “having a role in the US sanctions against Hizbullah,” al-Jooumhouria daily reported on Thursday.

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Hariri to Partake in Public Investment Forum in Riyadh

Prime Minister Saad Hariri received an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to partake in the third edition of the ‘Future Investment Initiative’ organised by the Public Investment Fund that will take place in Riyadh from 29-31 October.

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Hariri Suspends Work at His TV Channel

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Wednesday the suspension of Future TV, his ailing mouthpiece whose employees had recently been on strike over unpaid wages.

The channel set up by his father Rafik al-Hariri in 1993 follows several other once-thriving Lebanon-based media outlets into bankruptcy.

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British Ambassador Writes about His 'Optimism' on Lebanon

After one year in Lebanon British Ambassador Chris Rampling has written a blog entitled: '12 months in Lebanon: 'It can sometimes be hard to stay optimistic...but here's why I do', the UK embassy said.

2 months in Lebanon: ‘It can sometimes be hard to stay optimistic … but here’s why I do’

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