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Lebanese Army stops work of Israeli bulldozer over Blue Line breach

The Lebanese Army on Wednesday stopped the work of an Israeli bulldozer by force after it tried to cross the U.N.-demarcated Blue Line, al-Manar TV reported.

Lebanese and Israeli troops had earlier gone on alert on both sides of the border after the bulldozer breached the Blue Line.

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Mikati: Cabinet session not sectarian, electricity issue not fully resolved

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed Wednesday after a caretaker Cabinet session that he is not a sectarian person, after the meeting was boycotted by several Christian ministers affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement.

“What everyone should understand is that when Cabinet convenes, its aim is not to worsen the rift but rather to serve the citizen,” Mikati said.

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Geagea on partitioning accusations: All Lebanese are our people

After being accused of seeking partitioning, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Wednesday that "all the Lebanese are our people."

"We will discuss the current political structure with others," Geagea added, describing the current political structure as a "failure."

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Nasrallah criticizes al-Rahi and Bassil over presidency, govt.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has hit out at Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil over the files of the presidential vote and the caretaker cabinet.

“We understand that some religious leaders are practicing political and media pressure on the political forces represented in parliament to expedite the presidential election, but one must refrain from sectarian incitement,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech, in an apparent jab at al-Rahi.

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Caretaker cabinet convenes in second FPM-boycotted session

The caretaker cabinet convened Wednesday for the second time at the Grand Serail to discuss the electricity file and other items.

Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar attended the session despite a decision by the Free Patriotic Movement to boycott any caretaker cabinet session.

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Jumblat says 'not the right time' for 'reconsidering state structure'

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat criticized Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea's call for reconsidering the state's structure.

"What does he mean by reconsidering the Lebanese structure," Jumblat asked, in remarks published Tuesday in al-Joumhouria newspaper.

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Jumblat opposes govt. spending on 'corrupt' power sector

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat is in favor of a caretaker cabinet session that would tackle vital matters like education instead of electricity.

Jumblat considered, in remarks published Tuesday in al-Joumhouria newspaper, that the electricity problem is hard to be solved, urging for reforming the sector before spending on it.

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Bassil warns cabinet session to 'undermine balances, understandings'

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday warned that a caretaker cabinet session scheduled for Wednesday will “violate the constitution and the Pact,” deepen the national rift and undermine balances and understandings.”

He added, in a video posted online, that a “constitutional” solution for passing decrees needed to purchase fuel for electricity would be through so-called “roaming decrees” signed by all ministers.

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Environmental prosecutor charges Jisr and Arab over Costa Brava

Mount Lebanon Environmental Prosecutor Judge Fadi Malkoun has filed charges against the state-run Council for Development and Reconstruction and its chief Nabil al-Jisr as well as against the contractor Jihad al-Arab and his company, LBCI television reported on Monday.

Malkoun accused the aforementioned parties of “executing the Costa Brava landfill project without obtaining an environmental impact approval from the Environment Ministry,” LBCI said.

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Raad: We want president who would not bow to foreign pressure

The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc MP Mohammed Raad announced Monday that his party wants “a president who can reflect the aspirations of the Lebanese and preserve the current balances between the political authorities and the components of the Lebanese society.”

“The enemy should not be able to bet on him or on his weakness or to take a signature or a stance from him,” Raad added.

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