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AMAL Demo outside al-Jadeed after Channel Accused of 'Insulting' al-Sadr

Young men from AMAL Movement staged a protest outside al-Jadeed TV's building in Beirut on Monday evening after the TV network was accused of “insulting” AMAL founder Imam Moussa al-Sadr.

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Syrian Dead, Lebanese Hurt in Southern Town Clash

The southern town of Siddiqin on Monday witnessed a fistfight involving hurling of rocks and empty bottles between and number of town residents and Syrian workers, state-run National News Agency reported.

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Israel Court Rules against Ammonia Tank after Nasrallah's 'Nuclear' Threat

An Israeli court has ordered that a container in the northern city of Haifa capable of holding 12,000 tons of ammonia and likened to a "nuclear bomb" be emptied of its toxic content.

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Iraqi Christians Protest in Beirut, Demanding Resettlement

Dozens of Iraqi Christians have marched outside the U.N. regional headquarters in Beirut, demanding the speeding up of their resettlement process.

Thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled the fighting in their country to seek refuge in religiously-mixed Lebanon. Many of them are waiting for resettlement in a third country.

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Kataeb on Aoun's Remarks: Illegitimate Arms Contradict with State Project

The Kataeb Party on Monday commented on President Michel Aoun's recent remarks on Hizbullah's arms without naming him, noting that “any arms other than those of the legitimate security forces contradict legally and constitutionally with the state project.”

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Geagea: Hizbullah Retracted Support for Hybrid Law after Realizing It Gives LF Bigger Bloc

Hizbullah has “retracted its support” for a hybrid electoral law that mixes the winner-takes-all and proportional representation systems after realizing that it would give the Lebanese Forces a bigger parliamentary bloc, LF leader Samir Geagea has said.

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Wahhab Urges Bassil to Summon Kaag over 1701 Tweet

Arab Tawhid Party chief ex-minister Wiam Wahhab on Monday urged Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to “summon” U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag to the ministry to protest remarks he described as “insulting to the dignity of all Lebanese.”

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Jumblat Suggests Electoral Law 'Ideas' in Meeting with Berri

Druze leader MP Walid Jumblat held talks Monday in Ain el-Tineh with Speaker Nabih Berri during which he proposed new "ideas" regarding the electoral law.

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Kaag Says Resolution 1701 Banned Arms Outside State Control

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigird Kaag reminded on Monday that U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 had called for the "disarmament of all armed groups."

"Recalling SCR 1701 (is) vital for Lebanon's stability-security. Resolution calls for disarmament (of) all armed groups. No arms outside control of state," said Kaag in a tweet on Monday.

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Hamadeh: Hizbullah Dealing Positively with Electoral Formats, Open for Discussions

Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh commented on Monday on the latest statements made by Hizbullah leader and said that Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's rhetoric on Sunday indicates readiness for discussions as for an electoral law for the upcoming parliamentary polls.

“Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's rhetoric yesterday means he is ready for discussions. His words are not meant to draw a roadmap,” Hamadeh told VDL (100.5).

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