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Syrian Prostitution Ring Busted in Brummana

The Internal Security Forces apprehended on Saturday the members of a prostitution ring in the Mount Lebanon town of Brummana, all of whom are Syrian nationals.

"The judicial police's Morals Protection Bureau obtained information on the presence of a ring that practices and facilitates prostitution in the Brummana area,” the ISF said in a statement.

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26 Fugitives Arrested in the North's Majdlaya

The Internal Security Forces announced on Saturday afternoon the arrest of over 20 fugitives in the northern region of Majdlaya.

"As forces continue the implementation of the security plan in the North, the regional police department managed to arrest 26 fugitives in the surroundings of the Vehicle Registration Authority in Majdlaya,” the ISF said in a released statement.

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Army Cordons Off Tripoli Area, Fires Shots at Motorcycle Driver for Not Stopping at Checkpoint

Army forces on Saturday cordoned off the al-Qobbeh area in the northern city of Tripoli after a man riding a motorcycle did not comply to a checkpoint's orders to stop.

The state-run National News Agency reported that troops fired gunshots at a person driving a motorcycle in al-Qobbeh because he did not stop when army forces ordered him to do so.

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Security Forces Detain Several Foreigners in Sunday Market

Security forces kicked off on Saturday a security campaign at the Sunday Market in the Sin el-Fil area of Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Hizbullah Calls for Security Coordination, Says Lebanon Not a Safe Haven for ISIL

Hizbullah official Mohammed Raad called on Saturday for further coordination between security agencies in the fight against terrorism, stressing that jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will not find safe haven in Lebanon.

“The security developments in Lebanon require discreet, accurate and serious followup,” MP Raad, the head of Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc said.

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Iranian Embassy Denounces Dahr al-Baydar Blast, Calls for Unity

The Iranian embassy in Beirut urged on Saturday the Lebanese to further unite to avert any possible threats and safeguard the country.

“The current stage requires the Lebanese to unite and to join ranks to avert any possible threats,” the embassy said in a statement to denounce Friday's suicide bombing that targeted an Internal Security Forces check point in Dahr al-Baydar.

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Two Akkar Youths Missing for Couple of Days

Two Lebanese youths reportedly went missing two days ago in unknown circumstances, the state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday.

According to NNA, Nazem Dandashi and Bashir Aaref informed Mashta Hassan police station in the northern province of Akkar that their children went left their homes in the village and haven’t been heard from since.

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Booby-Trapped Vehicles, Suicide Bombers Raise Security Measures in Beirut

Political figures were informed that several explosive-rigged vehicles and suicide bombers arrived in Beirut to carry out terrorist acts and spread chaos in the capital.

According to An Nahar newspaper published on Saturday, Speaker Nabih Berri and several other politicians obtained the information from security agencies.

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Australia Offers Lebanese Asylum-Seekers $10k to Return Home

Australia is offering asylum-seekers in its Pacific immigration camps financial support if they voluntarily return to their home country with the Lebanese offered the highest amount of $10,000 (US$9,400).

Fairfax Media reported that those returning to Lebanon from detention centers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island and the tiny Pacific state of Nauru were offered the highest amount of $10,000.

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Berri, Salam Call for Political Solidarity to Confront Terrorism

Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Tammam Salam stressed on Saturday the importance of political solidarity among the rival parties to confront terrorism in the country.

The tourist season is the first “victim of terrorism, which began to thrive in Lebanon after the developments in Iraq,” Berri said in comments published in local newspapers.

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