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Al-Rahi Meets Abul Gheit, Says 'Ill' Lebanon Must Turn to Arab Friends

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said Monday, after meeting with Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit in Egypt, that he wants Lebanon to be an active member of the Arab League.

"Today, Lebanon is suffering from a disease. It must in its illness turn to friends and this is what we are doing today,” al-Rahi added.

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Pope Tells Aoun Lebanon has 'Special Place in His Prayers'

President Michel Aoun re-invited Monday Pope Francis to visit Lebanon, urging him to continue supporting Lebanon, during a visit to the Vatican city.

"Lebanon is in dire need for support," Aoun said in a meeting with the Pope, adding that he does not want Lebanon to "pay the price" for the region's conflicts.

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Miqati Welcomes French-Saudi Fund Initiative, Says KSA Donated $36 Million

Prime Minister Najib Miqati has said Lebanon can not be isolated from its neighboring Arab countries, welcoming a humanitarian French-Saudi initiative.

A French-Saudi fund had been decided in a meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Miqati told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, in remarks published Monday.

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Geagea Says Hizbullah are 'Hariri Killers' after Nasrallah's Tayyouneh Remarks

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea snapped back Monday at Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, after the latter said that “anyone who allies with the LF would be allying with the killers of the Tayyouneh ambush martyrs.”

“These remarks are wrong, seeing as all of the Military Court’s preliminary and complementary investigations have so far proven that there was no ambush in Tayyouneh. Unfortunately, Sayyed Nasrallah and his group are the ones who objected against the judge and obstructed the investigation, the same as they did in the port crime. I wish they would let the probe continue in order to unveil all the facts,” Geagea said.

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Israel Approves Air Defense Plan amid 'Growing Threats' from Hizbullah, Iran

An Israeli ministerial committee has approved a laser air defense system to protect Israel against rockets and UAVs.

“We are taking an important step towards a change in the battlefield, amid the growing threats on our border from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, under the auspices of Iran and terror organizations,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, last week.

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Judge Aoun Files Charges against Salameh Brothers and Ukrainian Citizen

Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun on Monday filed charges against Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, accusing him of illicit enrichment and money laundering, TV networks said.

She also filed charges against Salameh’s brother Raja, who is in custody, and against Ukrainian national Anna Kosakova for interfering in the alleged offenses.

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Nasrallah Says Allying with LF is Allying with 'Tayouneh Martyrs Killers'

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed anyone who would ally with the Lebanese Forces in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

He considered any LF's ally to be allied with the "killers" of "the Tayouneh martyrs."

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Reports: Vatican Urged al-Rahi for Direct Dialogue with Hizbullah

Far from the limelight, a meeting has been arranged between Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and delegates of Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, al-Akhbar newspaper reported Monday.

"The meeting aims at relaunching dialogue and forming a committee to arrange upcoming meetings between the two parties," the daily said.

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Raad Says Electoral Battle against 'Hostile Project' Will be 'Very Difficult'

The head of Hizbullah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, on Sunday admitted that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be a “very difficult” challenge to his party.

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Al-Rahi Discusses Lebanon, Hizbullah with al-Sisi

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday said he discussed the thorny issue of Hizbullah’s weapons in a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

“We talked about the issue of Hizbullah’s arms, which is not in the hands of the Lebanese anymore, and had there been a defense strategy, a part of the problem would have been solved,” al-Rahi said in an interview with Lebanon’s MTV.

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