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Report: Syrian Fighter Jets Fly over Bekaa

Syrian fighter jets flew over parts of the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon on Sunday, media reports said.

Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) said that the jets flew over the outskirts of the town of Arsal.

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Phones, Sharp Objects Seized, Officers Held in Probe into Escape of Fatah al-Islam Inmates

Security forces on Sunday raided Ward B in Roumieh prison, where Fatah al-Islam inmates are jailed, seizing prohibited items, including cellphones and sharp objects, media reports said.

The raid did not involve any violence, according to LBCI television.

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Syrian Opposition Head: Hizbullah Must Reconsider Positions, Prepare for Post-Assad Phase

Head of the Syrian National Council Abdel Basset Sayda demanded that Hizbullah and Iran refrain from meddling in the Syrian revolt against President Bashar Assad and his regime, reported the Kuwaiti al-Seyassah daily on Sunday.

He urged Hizbullah to “prepare for the post-Assad phase.”

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Mansour: Drones Don't Violate Resolution 1701, Lebanon to Assume Responsibility for Hizbullah Action

Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour stressed that Lebanon is not violating United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, saying Israel has violated the resolution “tens of thousands of times” since its adoption in 2006.

He told the daily: “Hizbullah's unmanned drone that flew over Israel recently does not violate the resolution.”

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Report: Suleiman to Postpone National Dialogue until after Independence Day

President Michel Suleiman is likely to postpone the national dialogue session until after Independence Day on November 22, reported the Kuwaiti al-Anba daily on Sunday.

It attributed the delay to Mustaqbal bloc head MP Fouad Saniora's inability to attend the scheduled November 12 session because of his presence abroad at the time.

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Report: Hizbullah Drone Renews Hariri Investigation Interest in Israeli Link to Crime

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's acknowledgment of the party's possession of a drone has renewed interest in the possible Israeli involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

Sources following the investigation noted to the daily Nasrallah's 2010 conference during which he presented images obtained from Israeli drones that followed the slain former premier's travel route in Lebanon.

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Report: At Least 10 Guards at Roumieh Prison Detained over Prison Break

At least ten security guards at Roumieh prison were arrested on Saturday as investigations are ongoing after three Fatah al-Islam inmates managed to escape from the largest prison facility in the country, media reports said.

According to MTV, State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr ordered the detention of 11 guards at the prison.

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Four Gunmen Kidnap Man in Baalbek

Four men kidnapped on Saturday Youssef Qassem Sokkarieh from Jdeidet al-Fakha region in Baalbek, the National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, the kidnappers were identified A. Yassine, while the remaining others are from al-Jaafar family.

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Bahrain Says Hizbullah's 'Radical Ideology' Threatens Gulf Stability

Bahraini Minister of Justice,Islamic Affairs and Endowments,Sheikh Khalid bin Ali al-Khalifa considered on Saturday Hizbullah as one of the dangers that are threatening the region as “it possesses an extremist ideology.”

“We have been exerting efforts for the past several months to contact all the political factions in Bahrain to reach an understanding.” Sheikh Khalid said.

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Aoun Marking October 13, 1990: We Will Surmount All Difficulties to Uphold Nation

The Free Patriotic Movement commemorated on Saturday the ouster of its leader MP Michel Aoun on October 13, 1990.

“Today the FPM is working on surmounting the difficulties that occurred in the past to uphold the nation,” Aoun told gatherers during a mass at Deir el-Qalaa in Beit Mery.

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