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Swedish-Lebanese Arrested in Israel for Ties with Hizbullah

Israel has arrested a Swedish man of Lebanese origin and charged him with being an agent of Hizbullah, Israeli authorities said on Sunday.

Hassan Khalil Hizran, 55, was detained on July 21 but his arrest was kept under wraps until now.

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Speaker of Paraguay in Beirut

Speaker of Paraguay arrived in Beirut at the head of a parliamentary delegation at the official invitation from Speaker Nabih Berri, the state-run National News Agency said on Sunday.

Six members of parliament and several members of the Lebanese community in Paraguay accompanied the Speaker.

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Young Man Gone Missing Says Was Tortured and Robbed

A 25-year-old man who was believed to be missing overnight came back home Sunday morning after claims that he was tortured and robbed by unknown assailants, the National News Agency reported.

Janah Chafiq Abdul Khaleq, from Aley's Majdal Baana was believed to be missing when contact was lost with him at night.

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Anti-trash Activists Slam Officials in New Protest, Call for Mashnouq's Resignation

“You Stink" campaign activists held a protest in downtown Beirut on Saturday to shed light on the country's ongoing waste management crisis and to pour their anger on officials for failing to find a solution to the problem.

The demonstrators, who gathered in Martyrs Square, criticized the authorities for lacking the ability to resolve the garbage crisis that erupted when the landfill in the town of Naameh, south of Beirut, was closed on July 17.

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Top Officials Represent Lebanon at Inauguration of Suez Canal Extension

Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Deputy PM Defense Minister Samir Moqbel attend Thursday the inauguration of a major extension of the Suez Canal in Egypt.

The three officials are expected to return to Beirut the same day.

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Obama Warns of Hizbullah Retaliation over Iran

President Barack Obama has warned that any possible rejection by the Congress of the Iran nuclear deal, would force the U.S. to attack Iran, a move that could lead to a Hizbulalh retaliation against Israel.

"It would be destructive both to the U.S. and to Israel," Obama told Jewish leaders on Tuesday, according to Israeli media reports.

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Khalil: Public Sector Salaries Impasse Will Aggravate in Sept.

Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil warned on Monday that the government may be unable to pay the salaries of the government employees and civil servants by the end of September in light of the cabinet paralysis.

“Paying the wages of the public sector is starting to become a pressure card on the Finance Ministry. One of the ministries has started experiencing this pressure and may be unable to pay starting today,” warned Khalil in an interview to the As Safir daily.

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Iran Ambassador Says Nuclear Deal Could Reflect Positively on Lebanon

Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammed Fathali stressed that his country's nuclear deal will reflect positively on Lebanon and the region, the state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday.

“The nuclear deal will affect Lebanon and the region positively. We believe that this agreement will pave way for positive atmospheres,” said Fathali after a meeting with Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh on head of a delegation.

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Syrian Businessman Slams Reports of Hiding Fugitive Daou

Syrian businessman Wahib Merhi slammed media reports that fugitive Hisham Daou, accused of killing Major Rabih Kahil, is under his protection, MTV said on Saturday.

On Friday, MTV reported that Daou has fled Lebanon to the Syrian province of Latakia and is in the custody of Merhi.

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ONE LEBANON, Lebanese Army Solidarity Concert

For the second consecutive year, more than 30 Lebanese celebrities sang and performed for ONE LEBANON-United for Tomorrow concert but this year in solidarity with the Lebanese army marking the 70th anniversary.

The concert was held at the Forum de Beirut where Lebanese celebrities from different artistic styles and backgrounds sang and performed raising funds in contribution to the children of the martyred Lebanese soldiers.

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